Tweets,
On the continuing subject of "where are the siskins"?, I have been seeing
some impressive numbers in the lowlands.
I had a flock of over a hundred in my yard in West Seattle two days ago, and
15-20 today. Saw a large flock of 200 or so on the Skagit Flats in an alder
stand on Nov. 15. Still looking for a first backyard redpoll. Watch those
alders.
Bob Sundstrom

----- Original Message -----
From: Korpi, Raymond <RKorpi at clark.edu>
To: <dale.fountain at gte.net>; <godwit at worldnet.att.net>;
<mccomb at olympus.net>; <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 5:26 PM
Subject: RE: Siskins


> Around Portland, siskin reports have been scarce as of yet in the
lowlands.
> Many of the siskin reports are coming from higher elevations. Varied
> thrushes have just started popping up in the last week or so since the big
> storm last week, and siskins may (or may not) follow.
>
> On their wanderings, it is much more complex than we think. For instance,
a
> bander friend in Nebraska caught a siskin when she was near Chadron,
> Nebraska, last August (1998). Four months later, that bird turned up dead
> at a feeder in Springfield, Oregon (near Eugene). In four months that
bird
> wandered east to west, somewhat farther north (though not a lot), across
> several mountain ranges, and some 1200+ miles. They are indeed an
"erratic"
> species.
>
> Ray Korpi, PhD
> rkorpi at clark.edu
> Portland, OR/Clark College, Vancouver WA
> President, Oregon Field Ornithologists