Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- HABITAT - Purple Finches require evergreens for nesting. The breed right across Canada from Yukon to Newfoundland, South in the western mountains of California and from Minnesota to West Virginia.
- DIET - Purple Finches eat mainly seeds of coniferous trees. In winter you may see Purple Finches eating seeds of low plants like dandelions, ragweed, and cocklebur. In the summer they also eat some insects, including aphids, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and beetles..
- FACTS - Eastern Purple Finch populations have declined dramatically due to competition with the House Finch.
Purple Finch GALLERY
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