[NatureNS] Pine Siskins & Niger seed

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I too have seen almost no pine siskins for a long time (with rare =20
exceptions and just tiny numbers), and my Niger seed has been eaten =20
very rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a couple of lots to the =20
north had lots of siskins and redpolls with goldfinches last winter? =20
or the winter before, and I had very few of them with few Niger =20
eaters. And for some reason my yard just doesn't attract large =20
numbers of goldfinches.  Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com>
> Date: February 4, 2014 10:12:24 AM AST
> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Bought a 40 pound bag of Nyjer a few years ago and still have half =20
> of it.  With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've never had, =20
> compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in my back =20=

> yard as well these days.  Haven't seen a Sisken in several years.
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> On 4 February 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =20
> wrote:
> Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down here on Wyman =20
> Road.  Haven=92t seen one here for three or four years.
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> One more species, I fear, to join Canada jays, evening grosbeaks, =20
> boreal chickadees, purple finches, house sparrows  =85
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> Gee, when I was really young, even pine grosbeaks ere not unusual!
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> And cardinals and turkey vultures are normal visitors down here.
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> The times, they are a changin=92.
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> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-=20
> owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James Hirtle
> Sent: February-03-14 10:09 PM
> To: Naturens Naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] Pine Siskins
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> I received an email today from John Glanville of Petite Riviere =20
> letting me know that seven pine siskins had arrived from nowhere.  =20
> I personally have not seen a pine siskin myself all winter with a =20
> lot of birding.  Hopefully they will hang in that area until the =20
> weekend.
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> James R. Hirtle
> Bridgewater
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> Jamie Simpson
> Hantsport, NS


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I too have seen almost no pine siskins for a long time (with rare =
exceptions and just tiny numbers), and my Niger seed has been eaten very =
rarely; but a neighbor of mine just a couple of lots to the north had =
lots of siskins and redpolls with goldfinches last winter? or the winter =
before, and I had very few of them with few Niger eaters. And for some =
reason my yard just doesn't attract large numbers of goldfinches. =
&nbsp;Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Shouty McShoutsalot &lt;<a =
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AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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Siskins</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div =
dir=3D"ltr">Bought a 40 pound bag of Nyjer a few years ago and still =
have half of it. &nbsp;With the exception of Canada Jays, which I've =
never had, compared to say 5 years ago the above are all quite rare in =
my back yard as well&nbsp;these days. &nbsp;Haven't seen a Sisken in =
several years.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 February 2014 07:21, John and Nhung <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br> =
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style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif=
&quot;;color:#1f497d">Ten years ago, siskins were a winter regular down =
here on Wyman Road.&nbsp; Haven=92t seen one here for three or four =
years.&nbsp; <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif=
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