[birdky] Home feeders
- From: John Rice <hermit2337@xxxxxxx>
- To: hermit2337@xxxxxxx, cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:58:10 -0800 (PST)
Gang, since the new snowfall a new mob has moved in on me for two days.
This is a 50% grackle, 50% redwing blackbird crowd.
I see gangs like this out in the country, not in town (until now)
They push out the town birds (cardinals, white-throats, chickadees,
titmice, finches) and vacuum the entire area. When they leave there is nothing
for the townie-birds.
I see about 50 at a time, but there are blackbird mobs at all my neighbors'
feeders too. They are probably just making the rounds.
John Rice, Princeton, Caldwell County.
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From: John Rice <hermit2337@xxxxxxx>
To: cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 11:53:18 AM
Subject: [birdky] Re: Henderson Co.: Missing from home feeders
After the snowfall last night I threw a couple of scoops of seed on the snow:
today
Grackle-cowbird wild bunch - 90% cowbirds - 30
House finch - 25
Goldfinch - 15
Cardinal - 10
White throated sparrow - 5
Other regular feeders not seen yet today (numbers "about average")
Caroling wren - 1
Downey Woodpecker - 2
Red-bellied woodpecker -1
Blue Jay - 5
Starling - 6
Juncos - 6
Titmouse -4
Mourning Dove -7
John Rice Princeton, Caldwell Co.
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From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 10:08:41 AM
Subject: [birdky] Henderson Co.: Missing from home feeders
I have noticed that after the first snow fall this year and up until today's
snowfall all of my House Finches have disappeared.
Strange. I don't remember that happening ever before. Maybe I just didn't
notice.
Otherwise at the home feeders over the past week's snowfalls:
Com. Grackles dominated last week with the snow
Starlings quite numerous: love the suet
House Sparrows ditto
Dark-eyed Juncos were around but keeping away from the action
Cardinal numbers keep increasing
Cowbirds very numerous this morning
Tufted Titmice and Carolina Chickadees hit and run with seeds
White-throated Sparrow one
Downy Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
White-breasted Nuthatches
Mourning Doves a few last week
Carolina Wrens: one this morning
Blue Jays try to dominate the seeds occasionally
Charlie
Henderson Co.
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