Pine Siskin flocks of 200 + have been "common" at feeders in Southwest
Virginia as late as the third week in May. They are expected throughout the
region until the end of April. I should think a record becomes noteworthy
for lateness when siskins are present after at least the first week of May.
At elevations above 2,000 feet, in Northeast Tennessee, we've had up to six
birds stay around a feeder into June and then numbers slowly declined until
the last departed the first week of October. We've actually had siskins
bring their young (2 adults with 3 young) in to a feeder at 2,800 feet,
27-30 June 2001. Summer birds at mid-elevations in the Blue Ridge were
noted as erratic by Mark Simpson (1992). And, of course, they nest in our
higher elevations of 5,000 feet and up -- probably fairly common at 4,000
feet too, if we knew the truth.
Let's go birding.......
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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Subject: [va-bird] Pine Siskins
VA Birders and Others,on Compton Mt. Those were the first ones I had seen here since March 3. I
Two Pine Siskins were feeding today on the thistle (nyger) seed sock here
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Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
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