Kevin Kearns asked about finch forecasts for this winter. Here's Ron Pettaway's winter finch forecast: http://bit.ly/9YZc2Q Bernie Sloan Milwaukee --- On Sun, 11/7/10, Kevin Kearns <dkkearns@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Kevin Kearns <dkkearns@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [wisb] Re: Ashland - finches, Red-bellied Woodpecker > To: "'wisbirdn'" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 4:14 PM > While not as cool as Grosbeaks and > Crossbills, we have had a small grouping > of Purple Finches at our feeders for the two weeks feeders > have been up, > seems to be about 6. Anybody see any forecasts about winter > finches this > year? > > Kevin Kearns > Lake Mills > > -----Original Message----- > From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Nick Anich > Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 10:53 AM > To: wisbirdn > Subject: [wisb] Ashland - finches, Red-bellied Woodpecker > > > I had a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Prentice Park in Ashland > this morning, > rare > for up here. > > There was a major finch flight going on also. > Eventually I just stood still > in > a clearing and watched them go over. From about 8 to 9:30, > I was able to > identify: > > 23 Pine Grosbeak > 12 White-winged Crossbill > 46 Common Redpoll > 171 American Goldfinch > 4 Evening Grosbeak > 60 finch sp. > > The finches were consistently heading west. > > Nick Anich > Ashland, WI > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the > Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface > at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web > interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the > Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface > at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web > interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.