On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Susan Collicott wrote:
>
> I've noticed a lack of siskins, also. I haven't seen my flock since the first
> snow. I usually have 20-25 hanging out in the trees and creating a traffic
> jam on the feeders.

I had siskins return to my feeders after an absence on Saturday. On
Sunday we had few birds of any species. The siskins I had before seemed
reasonably healthy save the one I caught. I'm not sure if there's been
a die-off or if they moved on due to both predator presence and a removal
of feeders for cleaning. It would be interesting to note others'
observations on this. BTW, my wife saw a hen ring-necked pheasant in our
yard on last Friday eating on the tray feeder we have in front. Quite
the surprise for her . RK
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