I was woken up this AM by the first Song Sp. I've heard since fall.
The 20-some RW Blackbirds that appeared overnight a few days ago had all
gone by the next day and I haven't heard or seen once since.
Apparently, this gang was just using me as a rest stop on their way
further north.
Jane
Shoreham
Ruth Stewart wrote:
> On Fri, before the storm, my first Song Sparrow of season.
>
> C Merganser (M) on nearby pond which is still 95% frozen, today, Sun.
>
> Count below is at my feeders Sat after the night snows. Really
> surprised not to be inundated with RWings, (I think they are at my
> neighbor who feeds cracked corn!) and at the low # of Chickadees.
> Actually, they have not been numerous all winter.
>
> Ruth Stewart
> E. Dorset
>
>
>
>> Location: My yard birds
>> Observation date: 3/17/07
>> Notes: After 12" of new snow - our 2nd storm (NEter) of the season.
>> Number of species: 15
>>
>> Downy Woodpecker 2
>> Hairy Woodpecker 2
>> Blue Jay 5
>> American Crow 2
>> Black-capped Chickadee 5
>> Tufted Titmouse 1
>> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
>> European Starling 5
>> American Tree Sparrow 2
>> Dark-eyed Junco 30
>> Northern Cardinal 2
>> Common Grackle 1
>> Purple Finch 3
>> House Finch 17
>> American Goldfinch 7
>>
>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
>> (http://www.ebird.org/vins)
>
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