I have heard the same message from folks in the NEK; low numbers of birds and low number of species visiting their feeders this winter. Here is a list of high numbers at my home in Lyndonville this week: 1 Wild Turkey 17 Mourning Dove 1 Barred owl ( heard at night) 3 Hairy Woodpeckers 2 Downy Woodpeckers 1 Pileated Woodpecker ( heard) 5 Blue Jays 22 Black-capped Chickadees 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 17 Purple Finch 65+ American Goldfinch No Accipiters that I've seen this winter.