[obol] Re: Fox Sparrows Aplenty
- From: Thomas Meinzen <thomasmeinzen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Barbara Combs <bcombs232@xxxxxxxxx>, obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 22:53:02 -0800
I've had up to 3 regular Fox Sparrows in our Eugene yard this winter, up
from zero and then one or two in recent years. A White-throated Sparrow
also joined them this week, a new visitor this winter. Although we've never
hosted anything like ten Fox Sparrows before, a large swath of blackberry
brambles along North Delta Rd., I've noticed, supports an unusually large
Fox Sparrow population this winter. I've counted up to 17 there this
winter, including one "Red" Fox Sparrow among them.
Thomas Meinzen
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Barbara Combs <bcombs232@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 30 years ago, one or two Fox Sparrows would come to my feeder once in a
> while. Then they stopped coming. A few years ago, they started coming
> again. I had one or two most of the time. Last year I often had four in
> view at once. This year, I have had up to 6 - until today. There were 10
> Fox Sparrows in my feeder area late this afternoon. I don't know whether
> this is a widespread phenomenon, or just something happening locally. Has
> anyone else (in the southern Willamette Valley especially) experienced
> increasing numbers of Fox Sparrows in the last few years?
>
> --
> Barbara Combs obie '70
> Lane County, OR
>
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