How do you tell purple finches from house finches (female or male)? Jim Blowers _____ From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cole Sent: Saturday, 2006 January 21 14:04 To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-richmond-general] Purple finch WE had a female purple finch at our feeder this morning right here in downtown Ashland. Bob and Linda Cole