[Bristol-Birds] Siskin Invasion - Buchanan County, VA
- From: Ed Talbott <aquilaet@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Buchanan Birds <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Virginia Birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:58:10 -0800 (PST)
Hey Everyone,
Our flock of Siskins was back again this morning. My best guess is 100+
birds. It was interesting that the Siskins seem to keep the Goldfinch and
House Finches away from the platform feeders. Also, they are fearless when it
comes to people. I was able to take pictures of them from a distance of about
2-3 feet with a little silver Coolpix camera. There is a huge influx of
Siskins here in Buchanan County with several flocks over 100 birds reported.
My Dad says he has a lot more Siskins than he had Goldfinch last year and that
they went through 8 pounds of sunflower seeds this morning - I'm going to try
to get a rough count on this flock tomorrow morning. His best guess was 400+
Siskins (feeders in three different areas of yard).
Anyway, here is a link to some pictures I took this morning.
http://www.pbase.com/aquilaet/siskins
Ed Talbott
Grundy, VA
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