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• #PURPLE FINCH TORRENT#

His crest standing high and his tail spread with the bright feathers of his rump raised in the air.” – “Birds of America”, Volume 3, Pearson, Forbush, et al. Often he may be seen about his mate on the limb of a tree or on the ground. Occasionally this impassioned outbreak comes with such suddenness as to startle anyone who may be nearby.

#PURPLE FINCH TORRENT#

“At times the Purple Finch seems to be overcome with emotion, and he will launch himself into the air with vibrating wings, rising upward and upward, melody pouring from his throat like a torrent down a mountain side, until he has reached an altitude of 200-to-300 feet, when with outstretched wings he descends in wide circles to the summit of the very tree from which he started. The courtship of the Purple Finch is a dramatic display. Only 55 Purple Finches were reported statewide in Indiana’s 114th CBC, the lowest totals in seven years. William Brewster, co-founder of the American Ornithologists’ Union, wrote: “Up to within twenty-five or thirty years the brilliant, ecstatic song of the Purple Finch might be heard through May, June and early July in almost every part of Cambridge… Many were the nests of this bird that I used to find in our Norway spruces and other ornamental evergreens, but since the English Sparrows became numerous the Purple Finches have abandoned one favorite urban haunt after another, and, excepting at their seasons of migration, I seldom see or hear them now in the older settled parts of Cambridge.” Today, Purple Finches are much less common, typically only seen in winter in Indiana. The tail of a Purple Finch is short with a deep notch, while the tail of a House Finch is longer with a slight notch.īefore the introduction of the House Sparrow and House Finch, Purple Finches were quite common. The female Purple Finch has stronger facial markings than the female House Finch and they are a drab greenish-brown, while the female House Finch is more of a brownish-gray. Male House Finches have more streaking on their flanks and their wings have little to no reddish coloration on their wings. Male Purple Finches are more of a raspberry color than male House Finches which are more orange-red to purple-red, and the male Purple Finches have a splash of raspberry on their wings. Purple Finches and House Finches can be difficult to distinguish.