I haven't had them all year; and I usually have 10-30 hanging around in the late winter until spring.
I wonder if the West Nile (or some other disease) really decimated their
numbers? They are so small that it would be hard to see their bodies. I think
of them as being "frail" immune-wise--they are often hit really hard by
salmonella, and I know year before last that I found two PISI bodies next to my
shop (and none of the ones at the feeders looked sick, before or after I found
these two).

Christine Southwick
N Seattle/Shoreline
clsouthwick at comcast.net

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, Gayle Benton wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
> Has anyone figured out what has happened to our Pine Siskins? I have lived
> on Orcas Island for 11 years and siskins have almost always been a continued
> presence. Usually by the 10's and 20's. I have not seen one on Orcas this
> year until yesterday. 1 came to a friend's feeder, fed, left, never to be
> seen again in the 4 or 5 hours I was there. What is going on?
> Gayle Benton
> Orcas Island
> gbenton at rockisland.com





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