[birdky] INFO: Nesting Pine Siskins???

If anyone has lingering Pine Siskins you might watch them for potential
nesting behavior.  Twenty-one years ago *today* I was shooting hoops on
our family farm in Louisville when a Pine Siskin flew down to the
basketball goal and attempted to pull off some frayed parts of the net
beneath the rim; the bird then flew down to the ground and collected a
billful of my aunt's dog on the lawn before flying off to a nearby white
pine tree. I later climbed the tree and found a nest with one egg in it.
This nest was not successful, but later that year young siskins were
seen being fed at feeders at two locations in Louisville, including our
farm.
 
I have had siskins in our yard in Louisville for the past couple of
weeks; they are not coming to the feeders, but twice in the last week
I've heard a male quietly singing from the tip tops of spruce trees and
I've wondered if some nesting activity may be underway. If you have any
dog hair or other suitable nesting material around, you might put it out
by your feeders and watch to see if anyone comes to take it.
 
BPB, Frankfort

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