[NatureNS] And then there were finches...

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:08:39 -0400
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I just had a flock (50+) show up at my feeder this past weekend. Still  
no purple finches or siskins.

Paul Gould
Quinan
Yarmouth Co.


Quoting Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>:

> We were all (most?) a bit disheartened at the low turnout at feeders, at
> least early in the season. In the last two weeks I've gone from a fine flock
> of Goldfinches (perhaps 20, and they were my only finches) to about 110
> Goldfinches, a half dozen Purples and two Siskins. I've even added a second
> Niger feeder to handle the load.
>
> I still have not even seen a Redpoll this winter, let alone had any at my
> feeders. Admittedly, I don't do too much birding in the winter, but even in
> low years, I normally get a few Redpolls. I have yet to see a Sharpie this
> winter at all as well, though one day last week I did find a clump of Blue
> Jay feathers under my feeders.
>
> Randy
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
>



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