1st Round

07-15-2009
Sturts--Accept

Excellent report. The bill shape along with other field marks convinced me that these were Purple Finch.

07/22/2009
Darren Clark--Accept

Birds were carefully studied and adequately described.

07-25-2009
chuck trost--Accept

Good description, especially of the head and bill shape. They may have been juvenile birds, rather than females.

07-25-2009
Dave Trochlell--Accept

This was an excellent, informative, and thoroughly convincing report.

08-06-2009
Doug Ward--Accept

Combination of decent description, particularly of the bill structure, and observer’s experience with both Purple (Carpodacus purpureus) and Cassin’s Finch (C. cassinii) sufficient for acceptance.

4 August 2009
Hardy--Accept

Bill shape is diagnostic.

08-06-2009
Doug Ward--Accept

Combination of decent description, particularly of the bill structure, and observer’s experience with both Purple (Carpodacus purpureus) and Cassin’s Finch (C. cassinii) sufficient for acceptance.