All your birds must be in Hart County :) Numbers are very strong here and in Mammoth Cave. They may not be coming to feeders and ornamentals as much, because there is an abundance of wild food this year. After last year's drought, every tree and bush is loaded with seeds. Steve Kistler Hart Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Nell To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:00 PM Subject: [birdky] Re: Fw: Re: Disappearing backyard birds You can extend this concern to Berea in Madison County. I would never have believed I would have cherries on the tree for so long. Kathy Nell Berea, KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Mulligan Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:44 AM To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [birdky] Fw: Re: Disappearing backyard birds I also live in Frankfort, with the same dwindling birds at the feeders and the cherry tree...until earlier this week, when not only did I notice a few more birds, but much more Robin activity in the tree. I even had them landing in there with me while I was harvesting on a ladder. ======================== -Michael Mulligan- http://mypages.cityhighflash.com --- On Thu, 6/19/08, Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC) <David.Hargis@xxxxxx> wrote: From: Hargis, David (EPPC DNR DOC) <David.Hargis@xxxxxx> I live in Frankfort and have had the same problem, I know summer is here and they are feeding on insects but the population of visitors has hit very low. I went from filling my feeders every couple of days to once every couple of weeks. The red-headed woodpecker, the blue jays and the hummingbirds have completely gone. I have an occasional chickadee or cardinal; the only real visitors I get are house wrens and house finches. DAVID M. HARGIS No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1509 - Release Date: 6/19/2008 8:00 AM