From my perspective, there seem to be plenty of Marsh Wrens over here at Grobschmidt Park in Franklin. Fewer than 'normal'? I don't know, but they're seemingly all around. John Wilke Greenfield, WI On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Sandy Rueckert <sandyrueckert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For what it is worth, my back yard has less wren song, though I see a pair > from time to time. There usually are 2 or 3 pairs in it. > Also, last year Lakeview Park had 3 or more nesting bluebird pairs; this > year I am not seeing any when dog walking there. However, maybe I am just > missing them, and it seems as if they took down a house or two. > Furthermore, judging from my feeders, there is a bumper crop of house > sparrows who now happily consume seed they used to ignore, like safflower. > I found my main mealworm customers were starlings so I stopped feeding > mealworms. Luckily, I do have orioles nesting as well. > Sandy Rueckert > Middleton wi > > Sent from my iPhone#################### > 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