[Bristol-Birds] Re: Where are the Fox Sparrows ? Under our radars ?
- From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:21:34 -0500
With the bountiful rainfall last year, most plants produced bountiful crops of
seeds, fruits, etc. for birds & other wildlife. With this abundant food source,
it's likely that they don't need to flock to feeders. They have plenty of food
available, even with the recent heavy snowfall.
I have seen groups of 5 to 6 Fox Sparrows at a couple of sites in Washington
Co., TN. So, they are here.
Purple Finch and Pine Siskin are irruptive. It's normal for them to be scarce
or
absent some winters.
I have had normal numbers of the regularly occurring species at my feeders
in town. Also saw a couple thousand Robins yesterday as I traveled around
Boone Lake.
Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Re: Where are the Fox Sparrows ? Under our radars ?
It is possible that the absence of the influx of Fox Sparrows is representative
of all species?
I cannot account for such small numbers of all kinds of birds.
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