This is a few days late, but Wednesday, Dec 3, I went to the end of Liberty 
Dam Road off Ward's Chapel Rd, where the dam overlook is, and enjoyed 6 
Purple Finches in one tree. Two of them were bright purple males. It was the 
nicest look I've had at this species for a long time. Otherwise there was 
nothing of interest, such as, say, crossbills, or even Pine Siskins.

Thursday I checked out Druid Ridge Cemetery where I saw siskins previously 
and keep hoping for crossbills, but my list was one Goldfinch and two 
Juncos.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown MD
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