{"id":2092,"date":"2015-04-08T19:51:13","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T19:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fivecedars.com\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2015-05-19T07:48:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T07:48:18","slug":"purple-finch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivecedars.com\/purple-finch\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Finch – April 8th 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have been watching for a purple finch all winter. <\/p>\n
This chunky little bird is about the size of a sparrow and brightly colored. I was very exciting to see a pair of them this afternoon.
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\nA member of the finch family, the scientific name is Haemorhous purpureus.<\/p>\n
This little guy is a year round resident of our Northern NY. They seem a little more rare than the house finches or redpoll we get around the property. Some of them migrate South from Canada.<\/p>\n
This batch may be headed back north and stopped by for a meal.<\/p>\n
They were hitting the black oil sunflower seeds and loitering in the lilacs.<\/p>\n
We will keep our eyes peeled and ears open for this one. <\/p>\n
Learn more about the purple finch at Cornell University<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have been watching for a purple finch all winter. This chunky little bird is about the size of a sparrow and brightly colored. I was very exciting to see a pair of them this afternoon. A member of the finch family, the scientific name is Haemorhous purpureus. This little guy is a year round… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n