Focus on: Purple Finches
The Purple Finch has red-wine coloring covering the head and most of the body. There is little fine brown streaking on the sides of the breast. The mottled brown female Purple Finch is the most distinct of the two finch species with a white eyebrow stripe and mustache framing the wide, dark eye line. The wide line through the eye can be seen on the male “under” the wine wash on the head. The Purple Finch is more robust and the tail is more notched than that of the House Finch. The wing bars are more rose-colored. The range for the Purple Finch is more migratory moving up and down the eastern US and breeding north into Canada.

Meet at the Welcome Center. Appropriate for birders of all skill levels, the walks run along forest and meadow trails and around the main house. No registration required. Questions? Contact Stephanie at (802) 367-7960