Subject: Siskins
Date: Nov 27 21:09:47 1999
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit at worldnet.att.net


Hello Jane and Tweeters,
I must say there are getting rare on feeders. I used to have so many on my
feeders and there used to be so agressive so little there where,taken over
and scared the other birds away.
Now this year i had 4 Pine Siskin sofar and single birds. I have lot's of
House Finches but also miss my Purple finches here all together. It been
mention on tweeters once about finches are declining. I am looking back of
birding this last year and realy think now i did not find to many flocks in
the wild either. What is going on are there some disease as fongus killing
this birds ?As here in my yard never had sick finches as many reported. We
als cleaning our tubfeeders on a regular basis out and use some bleach
water to due so. Also fresh water one a week is verry importend

Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma
godwit at worldnet.att.net
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> From: Jane Stewart <mccomb at olympus.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Siskins
> Date: Friday, November 26, 1999 7:46 PM
>
> My winter flock of Pine Siskins arrived yesterday morning at 9:15. This
> is first time I have had a flock close to the house this winter (If
> anyone is tracking). They are not banded and I don't have notes from
> last year for comparison. It is nice to see them.
>
> Jane Stewart
> Sequim, WA
> mailto: mccomb at olympus.net