On the way back I heard a song in front of me and found what appeared to
> be a female Purple Finch and it tipped its head back and sang for me. It
> sounded like a Purple Finch.
>    Anybody familiar with this? Do female PUFI's sing during their trip 
> back
> north? I was a bit surprised at the behavior but then I'm surprised by 
> most
> everything. Even my own shadow.


 Jerry
        You can't sex brown Purple Finches easily in the field.  It takes 
males two seasons to attain their colorful plumage.  You saw and heard a 
male who wasn't in adult plumage yet.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA