Ed, et.al.
?
I wonder if it has something to do with some eager, young, inexperienced Sharpies being a little too obvious around the feeders.? Isn't this just about the time that mom and dad are saying "You're on your own, kid" ?

Rolan Nelson
Fircrest, WA
rnbuffle at yahoo.com

--- On Fri, 9/18/09, Ed Swan <edswan at centurytel.net> wrote:


From: Ed Swan <edswan at centurytel.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] why is there a lull in bird feeding in late summer?
To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 10:45 AM



#yiv1831601774 {
MARGIN-TOP:0px;}
#yiv1831601774 UL {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 OL {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 DIR {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 MENU {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 DIV {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 DT {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 DD {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 ADDRESS {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 BLOCKQUOTE {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 PRE {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 BR {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 P {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 LI {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 H1 {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:maroon;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 H2 {
FONT-SIZE:14pt;COLOR:purple;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}
#yiv1831601774 H3 {
FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:blue;FONT-FAMILY:"Comic Sans MS", "Arial";}


I was wondering if anyone experienced and knew why I usually experience a lull in feeder use in mid to late August through early September.? I have had several others mention it to me recently.?
?
While some of it is that the highly visible Black-headed Grosbeaks start leaving, the normal chickadees, nuthatches, juncos, towhees and Song Sparrows are still around and for the most part not feeding young any longer.? I get an almost complete cessation of feeder use by all of these species.? Then there's a frantic stocking up by the nuthatches and chickadees later on but now it's very dead.
?
Ed Swan
Vashon Island

-----Inline Attachment Follows-----


_______________________________________________
Tweeters mailing list
http://us.mc542.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Tweeters at u.washington.edu
http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters