Sunday, January 6, 2013

Project Feederwatch Update

Pine Siskin
Hairy woodpecker-2, Downy Woodpecker-2, Red bellied woodpecker-2, Crow-1, Goldfinch-3, Common Redpolls-15, Black capped chickadee-4, White breasted nuthatch-3, Dark eyed Junco-3, Pine siskin-2  This is the first time I've seen a pine siskin in my yard.  I had to make an extra stop at the Anoka Independent Feed Store for more thistle seed this weekend.  These daily flocks of redpolls are gobbling it up.  When the supply of birch catkins runs low in Canada the common redpolls will fly further south.  That could be what is happening this year.

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