Male
Photo by Barry the Birder
Purple Finches are are fairly common in the north and northeast
of Canada, as well as along the Pacific Coast and the eastern half of the U.S.A., throughout the year, although they are not as common as the House Finch. They are thought of as not purple so much as rose red over most of the adult male body, brightest on head and rump.
They feed mostly up in trees on seeds and berries and also visit bird feeders, but numbers vary from year to year in winter, in the east, according to Kenn Kaufamnn in his 'Birds of North America'.
They are fairly common, found in coniferous forests, Oak canyons and lower mountain slopes.
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BarrytheBirder
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