The fat, docile Pine Siskins are sick.

Barry Ulman
Bellingham, WA.



On Mar 8, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Kimberly Mason wrote:

> This was a question I received in my blog. I would enjoy reading the answer of experts (y'all), before I answer.
>
> "Why are some Pine Siskins, here on Puget Sound, WA, very plump (they look like they've swallowed a golf ball) and very docile, (sitting on the feeder for hours and not eating! and I can just walk right up and pick one up!), while others of the same flock are normal looking and behaving like a wild bird?"
>
> Thank you for your trouble!
>
> km
>