Same here in Montross, Westmoreland County. Feeders have been out for a couple
of months with very few birds taking advantage of the abundance of seed here.
The exception has been the travelers stopping by but just for a day or 2. I
also noticed very few nests or their remnants in the many trees and bushes
planted here compared to last year post nesting season when it seemed that
there were nests in every available bush/tree branch. Pat Canning
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Subject: [nnasnet] Re: Fewer birds at feeders?
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Same report here in Middlesex County--where have they gone?
Brenda Knupp
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On Dec 22, 2015, at 4:29 PM, Beth Kendrick <bethannkendrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:You are subscribed to the NNASnet, a birding hotline
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Me too…I put some hot pepper in my seed to deter the squirrels and was
wondering if that was my problem…but apparently not. ??? Beth
On Dec 22, 2015, at 6:46 AM, Jan Tyndall (Redacted sender "tyndalljanis" for
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I am noticing the same thing here in Mathews. I filled two feeders a few
weeks ago and they haven't been touched! I have one in the front yard where
a few chickadees and titmice come, but only a very few.
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I live in the Middle Peninsula, in central King and Queen County, and there
are markedly fewer birds at the feeders. Mostly this is diminished numbers
- 5 or 6 juncos instead of twenty, etc. Goldfinches are down to 2 or 3;
last year we had flocks of 30 or more. I have been supposing that birds
don’t need to eat as much in mild weather and so don’t come to feeders as
much. Any other theories? A number of people on Richmond Audubon’s list
serve have reported the same thing. Some speculated about the weather, one
blamed habitat destruction.
Nora Kroll
On Dec 21, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Bonita Wilson <bartikbk@xxxxxx> wrote:
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To all:
A member of our Audubon chapter has noticed that she is not seeing as many
birds at her feeders as she usually does. It made me notice that the
population of birds at our feeder is also down from previous years. Are
any of you also experiencing that? If so, do you have any ideas of what
may be causing the decline?
Thanks!
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