Subject: [Tweeters] BIG FALL OUT IN FIRCREST
Date: Oct 6 09:13:57 2008
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit513 at msn.com


Hello Tweeters,
Yesterday around 4.00 PM looking outside I saw all my feeders full of Pin
Siskin and Goldfinches full.Some of them nervously flittering around trying
to get to the feeder,I watched this for about 8 minutes ,as all the sudden
in a whoosh all flying off in a group around 200,something like a cat had to
disturb them.Since there are seeds laying on the ground ,some of this birds
was feeding on the ground.I was wondering, when I came home from my trip
from Oregon ,all my feeders where empty,there are 9 tub feeders .My yard is
a normal size,so this is a large of birds in a small area.I had Pin Siskin
all year long,maybe around 25 birds,but not a big group as around 200.There
is a small group still here.

Cheers Ruth Sullivan