• Christmas Bird Count, December 15, 2004: 78 Purple Finches.
• September 23, 2005: 1 juvenile male Purple Finch seen at Huntington Place.
• October 16, 2005: 2 Purple Finches seen at Dolphin Drive.
• October 19, 2005: 2 Purple Finches seen at the Nanoose Bay Estuary.
• November 22, 2005: 5 Purple Finches seen at a feeder on Marina Way, 4 females, one male.
• December 7, 2005: One male Purple Finch seen at a feeder on Marina Way.
• December 11, 2005: One male, three female Purple Finches seen at the Englishman River Estuary.
• December 13, 2005: One male and one female Purple Finch seen at a feeder at Marina Way, together with one male and one female House Finch.
• Christmas Bird Count, December 17, 2005: 50 Purple Finches.
• February 5, 2006: 5 Purple Finches seen at the Englishman River Estuary.
• February 8, 2006: 2 Purple Finches seen at the Englishman River Estuary.
• January and February 2006: Several female and male Purple Finches seen at a feeder at Marina Way with regularity, but decreasing in frequency in the second half of February.
• April 18, 2006: A Purple Finch observed behind the Parksville Weigh Scales.
• May 4, 2006: Several Purple Finches seen at Dolphin Lake.
• May 13, 2006: A male Purple Finch seen at a feeder at Marina Way.
• May 14, 2006: Several Purple Finches seen at the Englishman River Estuary.