Since mid-December we have been watching a female then a male Northern Harrier hunting in the fields around our house in Weybridge, the male strafing our yard repeatedly. If they are overwintering, this might be unusual, yes??? Judging by the remains right under one of the feeders, it seems a hawk of some sort took out a Black-capped Chickadee. My money is on the Grey Ghost. Does that make him a feeder bird???
Barbara Brosnan
Weybridge
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From: Vermont Birds <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Sue Wetmore
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 8:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] VTBIRD Digest - 27 Jan 2021 to 28 Jan 2021 (#2021-29)
I’m on my 3rd 40 lb bag of black oil seed and my 2nd 40lb bag of mixed seed here in Brandon.
I did have a gang of house sparrows arrive but a recent strafing run by a Cooper’s seems to have dismissed them!
Sue Wetmore
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> On Jan 29, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Lots of feeder birds up here in Jericho Center too. We had a lull in December and figured that there was a Sharp-shinned Hawk or some other flying predator around. But now they’re back in numbers, requiring an extra trip to Guy’s Farm and Yard for hulled sunflower seed. We’ve got 30-60 Common Redpolls, Mourning Doves, chickadees, titmice, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, Blue Jays, starlings, White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches (the latter isn’t common here), and an occasional Dark-eyed Junco.
> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
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>> On Jan 29, 2021, at 8:43 AM, MICHELE TULIS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Just up the road on Milo White in Jericho, we’ve had a lot of birds at the feeders. Same birds, fewer chickadees than usual, no cardinals or goldfinches, lots of redpolls.
>>>> On 01/29/2021 6:23 AM Jared Katz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I should have said, I’m in Richmond.
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>>> Sent from my irresistible flat thing.
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>>>> On Jan 29, 2021, at 5:43 AM, Janet <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>> Where are you? I’ve gone through at least 6 40 lb bags of seed already, filling 14 feeders each day! Lots of chickadees, goldfinches, some juncos, some redpolls, hairies, downies, both nuthatches, blue jays, mourning doves, a cardinal pair, a titmouse or two.
>>>> Janet Watton
>>>> Randolph Center
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>>>>> On Jan 29, 2021, at 12:00 AM, VTBIRD automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>>> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:26:30 -0500
>>>>> From: Jared Katz <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Bald Eagles
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>>>>> We’ve had an abundance of Hairies, Downies, and several Red
>>>>> Bellies, plus plenty of Jays and a pair of Cardinals, but only a few Chickadees, Juncos, and Titmouses. Hardly any finches on black oil or thistle. This time of year I can (usually) barely keep up with the feeders. This year, I have not had to replace a 40# bad of black oil since November! Very strange. Perhaps they’ve all gone to South Hero! :-) Anyone else experiencing a dearth of the usual suspects?
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>>>>> Jared
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