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--0000000000002e7892056982ed83 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" For 16 years, I have participated in Project FeederWatch ( https://feederwatch.org/). During that time, I have recorded 49 species at, or near my feeders, according to the project's guidelines. This year was largely uneventful. For reference, there are no other feeders near me. I didn't see, let alone get to record, a single Sharpie this winter; ironically, one showed up yesterday, a day after the count period ended. I didn't put out as much carrion, so didn't attract scavengers to that "feeder" other than the typical Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven and Bald Eagle; raccoons and Eastern Coyotes also fed. Even in low years, I get redpolls, even just in single digits. I didn't see a single one this year, nor a siskin, either. Mourning Doves were very low, I didn't get even one until half way through the season (November to early April). Then, about three weeks ago, a second one showed up. They are now a couple. No sparrows of any sort overwintered with me, but Juncoes and Songs were tallied on the last two counts. A Fox Sparrow showed up on Monday...like the Sharpie, a day too late. A flicker spent around two weeks in the area, though never came to a feeder (still countable...as long as the bird is attracted to your area by food offerings or vegetation [wild or planted], it counts...i.e. a bird just flying through does not count). The pileateds were there off and on. Most years, I feed the birds year round. However, I had to stop feeding last spring because of increased bear activity, and a toddler who thought going outside without letting us know was normal. I really think that the lower numbers this winter were in part due to the fact that I didn't have a population (termed use loosely) of birds already there when the count period began. This doesn't apply to redpolls, I wouldn't think. The cool thing, as noted in the previous post, was the American Robins feeding on corn. I never did get a great picture, but I have confirmed that that is in fact what they're doing. I'll post a picture of them on FB. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0000000000002e7892056982ed83 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">For 16 years, I have participated in Project FeederWatch (= https://feederwatch.org/). During = that time, I have recorded 49 species at, or near my feeders, according to = the project's guidelines. This year was largely uneventful. For referen= ce, there are no other feeders near me.<div><br></div><div>I didn't see= , let alone get to record, a single Sharpie this winter; ironically, one sh= owed up yesterday, a day after the count period ended. I didn't put out= as much carrion, so didn't attract scavengers to that "feeder&quo= t; other than the typical Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven and Bald Ea= gle; raccoons and Eastern Coyotes also fed.</div><div><br></div><div>Even i= n low years, I get redpolls, even just in single digits. I didn't see a= single one this year, nor a siskin, either. Mourning Doves were very low, = I didn't get even one until half way through the season (November to ea= rly April). Then, about three weeks ago, a second one showed up. They are n= ow a couple. No sparrows of any sort overwintered with me, but Juncoes and = Songs were tallied on the last two counts. A Fox Sparrow showed up on Monda= y...like the Sharpie, a day too late.</div><div><br></div><div>A flicker sp= ent around two weeks in the area, though never came to a feeder (still coun= table...as long as the bird is attracted to your area by food offerings or = vegetation [wild or planted], it counts...i.e. a bird just flying through d= oes not count). The pileateds were there off and on.</div><div><br></div><d= iv>Most years, I feed the birds year round. However, I had to stop feeding = last spring because of increased bear activity, and a toddler who thought g= oing outside without letting us know was normal. I really think that the lo= wer numbers this winter were in part due to the fact that I didn't have= a population (termed use loosely) of birds already there when the count pe= riod began. This doesn't apply to redpolls, I wouldn't think.</div>= <div><br></div><div>The cool thing, as noted in the previous post, was the = American Robins feeding on corn. I never did get a great picture, but I hav= e confirmed that that is in fact what they're doing. I'll post a pi= cture of them on FB.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all"><div><= div class=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff= <br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> </div></div> --0000000000002e7892056982ed83--
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