[Bristol-Birds] Pine Siskin, Purple Finches and Rusty Blackbird

Area Birders,
We received about two inches of beautiful fluffy snow last night here at
2400 feet elevation on Compton Mtn in Buchanan County. I got out just at
daylight and scraped away snow and refilled feeders. The birds soon came
pouring in. Among the 65 Goldfinches, the 20 Mourning Doves and 16 House
Finches, I found 14 Purple Finches (10 males, 4 females), 1 Pine Siskin, and
later 1 female Rusty Blackbird for a total of 18 species.

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County
The complete list follows:

Am. Goldfinch 65
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Towhee 1
House Finch 16
Mourning Dove 20
Northern Cardinal 3
Pine Siskiin 1
Purple Finch 14
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-throated Sparrow 3

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