[birdky] Re: Personal backyard count

House Finches have been up and down for me. My count Saturday was 13, yesterday and today 1 so far. On Saturday, I had 11 Pine Siskins and 5 Goldfinch. Yesterday 22 Goldfinches and 9 O\Pine Siskins. My Pacific Downy Woodpecker hasn't been back after last Thursday. It had been a regular visitor for about two weeks. Fortunately on Thursday, I finally got some good photos. A Sharpie has been skulking around eating Starlings this past week. Other bird numbers are normal for this time of the year. 

Paul Hager
Berea, Madison CO, KY
On Jan 25, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Michael Hamm wrote:
We have house finches--maybe as many as a dozen--but their numbers are down this year. I rarely see more than one goldfinch though I have thistle out. I'm wondering if the thistle is stale. I do have four titmice. But I haven't seen anything unusual this winter. Did have a hairy woodpecker last weekend when it was so cold, and 28 doves at one time. I was hoping the red-br. nuthatch would stop by but I haven't seen him this winter. 
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From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Millie [kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:25 PM
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Subject: [birdky] Re: Personal backyard count
We have many house finches here in the suburbs of Louisville. AND too many doves, for sure. And when I came home from church this morning, I heard my titmouse Tweet, Tweet, Tweeting... waiting for me to put out more food for him and his mate. Usually half a dozen juncos and now, since we have gotten a 2nd finch feeder, over a dozen goldfinches... Pair of Downy WPs visit the suet cake regularly, chasing off the starlings that have been present the past week or so. However, so far my usual pair of White-throated Sparrows are MIA this winter. 

Millie
St. Matthews, KY
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From: Nicole McClure<mailto:racehoss00@xxxxxxxxx>
To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:35 PM
Subject: [birdky] Personal backyard count
I had a great day, and quite a joyous surprise at my feeders. At most in the past, I've only seen glimpses of a Carolina Chickadee around, and I've only seen a Tufted Titmouse once. Today, I had 2 of each at my feeders, and I about died! I tried to get pics, but my fiance had the camera in his truck. 

8 DE Juncos
1 male cardinal (saw the female yesterday)
2 Carolina Chickadees
2 Tufted Titmice
5 American Goldfinches (have seen up to 10 this winter at my feeders)
5 Mourning Doves (have seen up to 10+)
30+ European Starlings
2 White-Throated Sparrows (have seen a third around)
20-30 House Sparrows
A couple things I'm disappointed in....I haven't seen any House Finches for many, many months. And I haven't seen any of the Fox Sparrows like I had this time last winter. 

Happy birding!

Nicole
Lexington, KY

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