I think the Great Gray and Hawk Owls in eastern WA this winter should
relieve anyone of westside envy!

Dennis

On Jan 10, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Dennis Rockwell wrote:

> On the other hand, the only Pine Siskins observed on the Tri-Cities
> CBC (01-05-08) were 2 with American Goldfinches feeding in White
> Alder in Two Rivers Park on the very east edge of the count
> circle. You west-siders give me bird envy. ;-)
>
> Dennis Rockwell
> Kennewick, WA
> dennisrockwell at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dennis Paulson
> To: Tweeters
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:02 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] siskin invasion
>
> Hello, tweets.
>
> in the last two days I have seen three huge flocks of Pine Siskins
> (at least 70-100+ birds in each one) in my neighborhood, two of
> them several blocks apart and a half-mile from here. Right now one
> of those two flocks (different size, so surely different flocks) or
> another is swarming over a western red cedar tree in the next
> yard. They swirl around the tree like snowflakes in a storm, and
> they are clearly eating the cedar seeds, obviously an acceptable
> substitute for red alder. Unlike the robins, this flock stayed for
> only about 5 minutes, then off they went. I couldn't hear them from
> in the house, but I can imagine their buzzing and chattering. This
> is something I haven't seen for several years in this neighborhood.
>
> -----
> Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115
> 206-528-1382
> dennispaulson at comcast.net
>

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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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