Here in Hillsboro, we’ve had a huge group of Siskins for about a week now. It’s
hard get an exact count, but it’s at least 50. They’ve been draining our
feeders every day. We saw the first 2-3 on 10/9, mixed in with some Lesser
Goldfinches, and the numbers have steadily increased since then.
Julia Richert
Hillsboro
On Oct 19, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Paul Sullivan <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Floyd et al,
I saw the first 2 Siskins in many months at our feeders on Oct 5. They were
up to 9 on Oct 16. Today I counted 22.
Paul Sullivan
McMinnville
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Subject: [YamhillBirders] Siskins and Crossbills
On Friday I found large flocks of both Pine Siskins and Red Crossbills on
Cascade Head (Tillamook County) coming down to a small creek at one of the
bridges. The Siskins also seemed to be attracted to the Elderberry
bushes/trees growing along the trail, but I couldn't be certain they were
feeding on the berries.
I've been seeing a few Siskins in McMinnville for the past two weeks, also.
Floyd Schrock
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