FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: feeder clientele gone missing

["Carole Gobert" <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have about the same numbers of most birds, including cardinals and white 
throated sparrows (3-4) as last winter.  Had one female purple finch at the 
feeder one day in November (ditto for last year).  I've actually had a 
couple new birds this November... a yellow bellied sapsucker that I've seen 
several times (on one occasion there were 2 of them) whereas last winter I 
only had one single sighting.  And I've seen a brown creeper 3 or 4 times (a 
new yard bird for me).  I was getting worried about the brown thrasher that 
I used to see daily when I didn't see it for several weeks, but once the 
weather turned colder, a thrasher started coming to the suet again; I'm not 
sure it's the same one as its face looks darker down near the bill. A 
yellow-rumped warbler has started coming around (about 3 weeks earlier than 
last year; last year I had 2 beginning mid December and maybe there are 2 
this year, but so far I've only seen one).  The only species I've seen 
noticeably fewer of are finches... house finches and goldfinches.

Carole Gobert
West Knox County, Knoxville, Tennessee

>From: jreese5@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: jreese5@xxxxxxx
>To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [TN-Bird] feeder clientele gone missing
>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:18:54 -0600
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>Carol Reese
>Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
>University of Tennessee Extension Service
>605 Airways Blvd.
>Jackson TN 38301
>731 425 4721 email  jreese5@xxxxxxx
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>I was wondering if others have noticed a change in feeder populations this
>fall.  People have been asking me where the cardinals are this year, and
>white throated sparrows...
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>I moved this summer to an entirely different ecological community (wetland)
>and thought that my shortage of common feeder birds was simply due to my
>location.
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>This has been a long warm fall, so maybe some birds haven't migrated yet,
>but still, most of our cardinals are year round residents...anyone else
>notice population differences this year?
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>Carol Reese
>Chester County TN
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