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Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus (Gmelin, 1789)

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Urban

Notes:

This nest was built in my Boston Fern on my front porch. It wasn't a very good choice for momma, but the clutch did hatch.

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Comments (7)
Nann Hudson Flowers
No, sadly, they did not. My guess is that the nest wasn't well secured and the mother was inexperienced. I found the babies in the deeper parts of the fern and the nest tipped. I guess they didn't stay warm enough, or the mother abandoned them. They were beautiful, though.
KarenL
Feed me! Feed meeeee!!!!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World

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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012

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