I second that - here in southern Snohomish County, I've seen 1 single siskin
so far this winter, and only heard them I think once. Normally I get flocks
of 50-100 at this time.

OTOH, I've had more Band-tailed Pigeons, Varied Thrush and Hairy Woodpeckers
than usual, and the wintering Townsend's Warbler has shown up at my feeder a
month early.

Regards,
-Christine Vadai
Mill Creek, WA
christinevadai at sprynet.com

On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:29:47 -0800 (PST) Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Dear Tweeters,
> Since coming back to Skagit County in early
> July, and doing a fair bit of birding here and
> there, I have seen very few Pine Siskins. In
> fact, I recall only one or two sightings,
> totalling maybe three or four individuals, in
> the five months. It does seem to be a
> siskin-scarce stretch.
> Yours truly,
> Gary Bletsch
> Near Lyman, WA
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