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["Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
This morning while my wife was preparing for the upcoming big meal, I did
the Thanksgiving Window Watch count. Within an hour I had 19 species that
came to our feeders within the 15 foot circle. The biggest surprise were the
2 PINE SISKINS that came in with the GOLDFINCHES. This was a first for this
season. I had siskins winter before last but none last winter. Maybe this
means there will be other unusual species showing up at feeders this winter,
like Evening Grosbeaks or Tree Sparrows. I also had 5 PURPLE FINCHES, 4
females and 1 male.

A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER came in to investigate the activity around the
feeder, as did an EASTERN BLUEBIRD. 4 other Bluebirds were nearby, but they
were outside the circle. A CAROLINA WREN made trips to the peanut butter in
the suet feeder, along with 2 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, a DOWNY and a
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. A HOUSE SPARROW dropped in and ate sunflower seeds
with a NORTHERN CARDINAL and 2 CAROLINA CHICKADEES.

Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy,VA
Buchanan County

For those interested the complete list follows:

19 species

American Goldfinch 10
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
House Finch 8
House Sparrow 1
Mourning Dove 4
Northern Cardinal 1
Purple Finch 5
Pine Siskin 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1

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