[birdky] Re: INFO: Nesting Pine Siskins???
- From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'BIRDKY'" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:01:46 -0500
That is a great idea! I was pulling tufts of hair off my old yellow lab mix
just yesterday. I will place some hair at the bird feeders and see what
happens. I still have about 70 pine siskins visiting every day. I will
report back with results or lack thereof.
Scott Freidhof
Rowan County
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 1:37 PM
To: BIRDKY
Subject: [birdky] INFO: Nesting Pine Siskins???
If anyone has lingering Pine Siskins you might watch them for potential
nesting behavior. Twenty-one years ago *today* I was shooting hoops on our
family farm in Louisville when a Pine Siskin flew down to the basketball
goal and attempted to pull off some frayed parts of the net beneath the rim;
the bird then flew down to the ground and collected a billful of my aunt's
dog on the lawn before flying off to a nearby white pine tree. I later
climbed the tree and found a nest with one egg in it. This nest was not
successful, but later that year young siskins were seen being fed at feeders
at two locations in Louisville, including our farm.
I have had siskins in our yard in Louisville for the past couple of weeks;
they are not coming to the feeders, but twice in the last week I've heard a
male quietly singing from the tip tops of spruce trees and I've wondered if
some nesting activity may be underway. If you have any dog hair or other
suitable nesting material around, you might put it out by your feeders and
watch to see if anyone comes to take it.
BPB, Frankfort
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