Subject: [Tweeters] Fewer birds?
Date: Dec 5 12:36:05 2007
From: William Andersen - ander at u.washington.edu


Hi:

As a new backyard feeder, I have not yet experienced a full annual cycle,
but I do notice that in November my chickadees, finches, jays, etc. are much
less numerous and are consuming about 10% of what they consumed in August.
There has been no change in habitat, feeders, feeder location or feed
(mostly black sunflower seed). Somewhere I picked up the notion that birds'
normal sources of food may be scarce in the winter which would seem to
suggest there would be more consumption in winter months. Is what I'm
seeing a normal winter pattern? Weather related? Something I said?



Bill Andersen

ander at u.washington.edu