[va-richmond-general] Re: Lack of Birds
- From: "Al Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <snyderfolks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:56:47 -0500
On the other hand, we have had plenty of birds in or near the yard recently. A
few juncos, lots of white-throats, titmice, chickadees, hairy and downy
woodpeckers, w b nuthatches, doves, blue jays, cardinals, carolina wrens, cedar
waxwings, red-shouldered and sharpshin hawks, and crows. It varies according to
time of day and weather, but there are plenty here along Falling Creek. This
early the juncos are around but you may have to go somewhere like JR Park or
Dutch Gap to see them. There were plenty on Skyline Drive last week.
I had a carolina wren visit with me in the shop a couple of weeks ago. It was
there for a few days. I kept seeing evidence, and then one day it flew out of
my wood rack while I was drilling holes in a cedar log to make a feeder for the
auction. I opened the door and went to the back of the shop, then it flew out
the door. Smart bird! I don't know what it was eating, probably nothing.
By the way, those are Dark-eyed Juncos, not Northern Juncos (unless there has
been a recent change in the nomenclature). Slate-colored Juncos are a
subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco, and there are 3 other sub-species that are much
more localized. There are also several different populations of Slate-colored
depending on location - they are all over North America - and they vary in
appearance.
Al Warfield
----- Original Message -----
From: Nelda Snyder
To: Jim Blowers ; va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Lack of Birds
Jim, We've had the same experience. We had one junco very early but haven't
seen any since. Our veggie garden near the lake has lots of white throats but
none have come to the house feeders.
Nelda
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Blowers
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 11/8/2006 9:52:48 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Lack of Birds
I have found at times since late August that there have been few birds in our
yard. The birds seem to be picking up some, including cardinals, titmice,
chickadees, a downy woodpecker, a thrasher, and especially some mourning doves.
I have not seen any northern juncos yet (also called snowbirds and
slate-colored juncos). They usually visit our place from November to sometime
in March or April. Has anyone seen them?
Jim Blowers
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