Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
The Purple Finch’s breeding habitat is coniferous and mixed forest in Canada and the northeastern United States, as well as various wooded areas along the U.S. Pacific coast. Eastern populations of this finch have suffered from the introduction of the House Finch, which out-competes it as much as 95% of the time. The Purple Finch lives as long as 14 years.

Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: (Carpodacus purpureus) Female bird found at Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California USA 2013-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:24 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X7775-PurpleFinch |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Juvenile. Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:30 17:12 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7576PurpleFinch |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:26 14:21 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7508PurpleFinch |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: (Carpodacus purpureus) Male bird found at Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California USA 2013-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:50 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X7818-PurpleFinch |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:43 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X7061-PurpleFinch |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Female at Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:12 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7734-PurpleFinch-Female |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: (Carpodacus purpureus) Female bird found at Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California USA 2013-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:11 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7729-PurpleFinch-Female |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: (Carpodacus purpureus) Female bird found at Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California USA 2013-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:10 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7719-PurpleFinch-Female |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 8:02 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X7709-PurpleFinch |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: (Carpodacus purpureus) Male bird at the Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California USA 2013-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:21 7:46 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X7680-PurpleFinch |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:49 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7068-PurpleFinch |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:49 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7065-PurpleFinch |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:48 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7064-PurpleFinch |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 15:44 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X5508-PurpleFinch |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 14:35 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X5464-PurpleFinch |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Yard birds in Aspendell are different than most folk's yard birds, but most folks don't have yards at over 8400 feet in the Eastern Sierras. Near Bishop California in Inyo County. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:19 11:11 |
Location:
Aspendell |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PurpleFinch_D5X0205-Aspendell |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:12 9:22 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X3977-PurpleFinch |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:12 9:07 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X3949-PurpleFinch |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Mount Laguna Town Center, along the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:12 9:03 |
Location:
Mount Laguna |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X3937-PurpleFinch |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
Description: Yard birds in Aspendell are different than most folk's yard birds, but most folks don't have yards at over 8400 feet in the Eastern Sierras. Near Bishop California in Inyo County. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:19 11:17 |
Location:
Aspendell |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PurpleFinch_D5X0285-Aspendell |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |

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