Janet has some feeders set up outside her 3rd grade classroom, and they've been inundated with siskins since early December. Her high count was 54 birds. She still has several dozen. Her third graders count the birds twice a week for Project Feederwatch (thank you Shannon T). We have a pair at home that's still hanging around.maybe we'll brush the dogs tomorrow! Steve Kistler Hart Co _____ From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EEC) 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