I spent the winter around Portal AZ and Rodeo NM. Every feeder in that area was
besieged by Pine Siskins. This area is only about 50 miles North of the border
with Mexico.
Larry Johnson Ettrick WI
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From: Ryan Chrouser
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 9:32 AM
To: just4birds@xxxxxxx
Cc: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Re: Siskin question
Very interesting, thanks for sharing! We had a breeding pair just south of Eau
Claire last year, and I still have some hanging out around our property this
year.
Ryan Chrouser
Eau Claire
On May 16, 2016, at 8:02 AM, just4birds@xxxxxxx wrote:####################
At Beaver Creek Reserve we also banded hundreds of siskins in 2014-15.
Some years we capture hundreds and some years none. We tend to capture
many more birds in the spring than in the fall.
Pine Siskins are enigmatic birds. They are irruptive, nomadic, and
opportunists. They tend to follow food sources. Except in the west and
Appalachia, they are generally considered a "northern" species.
However, they have been reported from every continental state and
parts of Mexico. Range maps would lead one to think that birds found
in Wisconsin might, in some years, wander south into Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, or even Oklahoma. This might be the case for most
birds but our experience would indicate that it might be wise not to
generalize.
A siskin we banded in February, 2013 was reported in June, 2013 in
Alberta, Canada.
One we banded in May, 2013 was reported in March, 2015 in Nevada
County, California.
Another we banded in March, 2015 was reported in March, 2016 in
Nicholas County, West Virginia.
On the other hand, we have had several reported from places in
Wisconsin including one we banded in December, 2004 that was reported
in May, 2005 in Taylor County.
Right now we are capturing siskins showing signs (e.g. a brood patch)
that they are breeding in our area.
Bruce Steger
Chippewa Falls, WI
On Sun, 15 May 2016 09:02:50 -0500, Bruce Bacon wrote:
Last winter (2014-15) I banded almost 1000 siskins here in Mercer and this
past February 1 was recovered in Kansas where bander who recovered it had
"100s" this winter. I had very few here this winter.
Bruce Bacon
Iron county
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From: Jerry Schoen
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 8:31 AM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Siskin question
This past winter there was one siskin at our feed on two days. The questions
are. Does anyone know how far south do they go ? How long does the spring
migration last ? Early this week there were 3 or 4 on the tube feeder 2
feet from the window giving us a great look at the feather color patterns,
some have more yellow on the primaries , secondary's ,tertials and upper
tail coverts . This morning there were 9 present.
Jerry Schoen
Whitewater
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