[Umpqua Birds] Re: [Umpqua Birds]
- From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:31:50 -0700
Thanks Norma, and all others that have replied publicly and privately. I
appreciate it. It is always interesting to have "real data" for a project,
in this case on what birds are most common at peoples' yards and feeders.
Thank-you,
Matt Hunter
Melrose, OR
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Norma Hall <nhall58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Matt,
>
> As we were gone in January and February this year, this is last year's
> info. We are seeing the most common ones again, of course, but haven't had
> time for much observation yet.
>
> These notes were made as we first saw them at our yard feeders which
> included suet, mixed seed feeder with higher concentration of sunflower
> seeds, niger seed bags, chick scratch* on the ground and a smear feeder
> with peanut butter and cornmeal* which was very popular and often emptied.
> I've added frequency and location info as my memory best serves me.
> *added later in spring
>
> 2-12-13
>
> Sharp-shinned hawk, once or twice over head and in maple tree in back yard
>
> Western Tanager, one light orange headed male at suet feeders almost daily
> until late spring
>
> Juncos in abundance and color variations, suet feeder and ground
> underneath and around yard
>
> Lesser finches in abundance at niger bags daily
>
> Pine siskins in a group of a dozen maybe for few weeks to a month at niger
> bags
>
> Black-capped chickadees, several frequently at feeder
>
> Starlings, several and frequently at suet
>
> Scrub Jays, several and frequently at suet and feeder
>
> Mourning doves, several daily at chick scratch and about in the yard
>
> Flickers, 2-4 frequently at suet
>
> White-throated Sparrow, a few occasional at feeder and around on ground or
> bushes
>
> Song Sparrow, a few occasional at feeder and around on ground or bushes
>
> Spotted Towhee, 1-2 at a time frequently at feeder and underneath
>
> Golden-crowned Sparrow, 1 or 2 occasional at feeder
>
> American Robin occasional on ground and eating wintergreen berries on
> ground
>
> Crows, not at feeders but around in trees
>
> 2-14-13 Yellow-rumped Warbler usually one at a time at suet and feeder
> often
>
> 2-15-13 Townsend's Warbler spotted occasionally, would guess at suet once
> or twice a day
>
> Hairy Woodpecker, one infrequent at suet
>
> 2-17-13 Red-breasted nuthatch infrequent at feeders
>
> Acorn Woodpecker frequently if not daily at suet, usually 3
> or 4 together
>
> 3-10-13 California Quail. several on ground traveling through yard
> occasionally
>
> House finch, a couple spotted only once at feeder, recall seeing
> more in the past
>
> 3-11-13 Ruby-crowned kinglet at smear feeder, seen singly and infrequent
>
> 3-27-13 Collared dove, often on ground and at chicken scratch
>
> 4-1-13 Brewer's Blackbird, in yard but not at feeders infrequently
>
> 4-4-13 American Goldfinch, a few seen a couple times at niger bags
>
>
> There were others like red-tail hawks and turkey vultures which we see fly
> overhead frequently in season but I didn't note dates.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Norma Hall
>
> on a hill in Green
>
>
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