I haven't seen any Pine siskens, but this morning I saw at my feeder
a young House sparrow with an extra set of legs hanging out behind.

Bob Mauritsen
rhm at ms.washington.edu


On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Ted Becker wrote:

> A co-worker asked me if anyone else had noticed sick PineSiskens this
> winter spring. She noticed a few at her feeder, about 10% to 25% of the
> PISI that came to her feeder had fluffed, dishevelled looking feathers and
> where very lethargic. She is careful about cleanliness of her feeders and
> the area and uses fresh seed. She lives between Paine Field, Edmonds.
>
> Any other similar observations?
>
> Thanks
>
>