Nature Note:Purple Finches

Two female purple finches visited the feeder this morning.They were bulking up for their flight north,although it may only have been 40 miles or so to Blue Mountain,Pennsylvania,where I observed a male of the species one spring.They breed as far north as just south of James Bay,Canada.For me,that's what bird feeding is all about.I can help insure the safe arrival of a migratory bird on its breeding grounds.