***Dave Christie comments he had a
flock of twenty PINE SISKINS arrive to his Mary's Pt. feeder yard on Monday to
stay for the day chowing down, however not a sign of them on
Tuesday.
From reports there are flocks
of PINE SISKINS and REDPOLLS in the the area but these species don't seem to be
using feeder yards yet on a regular basis. Dave also notes AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
numbers at the feeder area seem to have decreased recently. The sparrow
contingent of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and DARK-EYED
JUNCOS numbers swell in numbers as soon as the snow cover hit on New Year's
Day.
Dave leaves an update to that
report early Wednesday morning when one single REDPOLL appeared to his feeder
yard commenting it's the fourth time a single REDPOLL has appeared since early
December.
***At my own feeder yard
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH numbers seem to be down as well from twenty-five to
approximately ten. AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS are higher than normal but only one
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, one SONG SPARROW and no DARK-EYED JUNCOS. A COMMON
GRACKLE suddenly showed up several days ago to become a regular, the NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD is still fairly regular and a NORTHERN FLICKER
irregular.
More bird feeder comments
please.
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Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
