Nice feedback, thanks

Port Orchard
Marty at www.martykramerstudio.com

On Feb 21, 2012, at 8:20, Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> To add some info:
>
> We banded birds in Shoreline Sunday: the birds du jour--Pine Siskin (PISI)!
>
> We banded 25, and released the next 67 from the nets, and could/would have caught more if we hadn't closed the two nets catching the most PISI. During that time we only had two recaptured PISI with bands out of the first 25, so it was a large flock, or several large flocks.
>
> At any rate, there were a number of the birds we banded who had fat levels of three up to an individual who had a fat level of 5-6.
> For those of you who don't band, banders look at the fat level to get an indication of the health of each bird.
>
> No visible fat means either its not doing well, or it has just arrived at the feeders. It has no margin to expend extra energy, and could be easy prey to a persistent predator--like a Sharpy for instance.
>
> A 1 or a 2 level means that the bird is in the normal range.
>
> A 3 or 4 is often seen in females just before they start laying eggs. This level is also seen in migratory birds before they move on.
>
> A 5 or a 6 is generally only seen just before a long migration, (or maybe in a glutton).
> I have one PISI that is just LARGE. I would call him obese. He is not fluffed up like he is sick, but he is bulging, and moves slower than the normally sleek-looking others. I've seen him fly, just fine once he has started; and I have seen him eat, and eat, and eat.
>
>
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012, Barry Ulman wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:09:17 -0800
>> From: Barry Ulman <ubarry at qwest.net>
>> To: Marty <namaste at wavecable.com>
>> Cc: TWEETERS tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Pine Sicken behavior Yes, and acting very lethargic, too.
>>
>> Barry Ulman
>> Bellingham, WA.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Marty wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone noticed they seem to be sitting at feeders and feeding to the point of bursting?
>>>
>>> Marty
>>> Port Orchard
>>>
>>> Marty at www.martykramerstudio.com_______________________________________________
>>> Tweeters mailing list
>>> Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>>> http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Tweeters mailing list
>> Tweeters at u.washington.edu
>> http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>>
>
>