We have a ton of siskins.? While they like the nyjer, they go for blackoil sunflower and suet cakes? even more .


Hal Michael
Olympia WA
360-459-4005 (H)
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From: "Teresa Michelsen" <teresa at avocetconsulting.com>
To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:37:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] pine siskin numbers




I have seen the same large numbers here but don?t have seed feeders due to mice problems. They are mobbing my nut/fruit cakes and eating all of the smaller things out of it :) The jays get the larger nuts that are left. The chickadees will go over to the suet but the siskins are shunning it.

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Teresa Michelsen

Olympia, WA

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dianna Moore
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:32 PM
To: tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] pine siskin numbers

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Hey Tweets...I received an e-mail promo from Wild Birds Unlimited in Gig Harbor (Hi Jim!) with a piece about reports of greater numbers of Pine Siskins showing up at feeders around the Puget Sound and eating huge amounts of seed...especially their favorite, nyjer (though I have read it is?not a thistle as reported). I quit feeding the little buggers a few years ago when the cost of the seed quadrupled.


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In an interesting aside, it seems the only port of entry in the U.S. is New York City/New Jersey; does that mean the cost will rise even higher thanks to Sandy?


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Dianna Moore


Ocean Shores, Wa.


dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com


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