Subject: [Tweeters] [Non-DoD Source] Re: Pine Siskins in Carnation
Date: Tue Nov 17 14:30:48 PST 2020
From: Scuderi, Michael R CIV USARMY CENWS (USA) - Michael.R.Scuderi at usace.army.mil

I had raked my lawn the day before, so maybe that stirred up food sources.

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From: Steve Loitz <steveloitz at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:55 PM
To: Scuderi, Michael R CIV USARMY CENWS (USA) <Michael.R.Scuderi at usace.army.mil>
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [Tweeters] Pine Siskins in Carnation

Mike, we have seen Pine Siskins ground feeding in the mountains, usually in the subalpine zone (they seem to like Subalpine Firs) and occasionally in the montane (forest meadow edges). They are opportunistic feeders. We have observed Siskins gleaning invertebrates.

Steve Loitz
Ellensburg, WA



On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:36 PM Scuderi, Michael R CIV USARMY CENWS (USA) <Michael.R.Scuderi at usace.army.mil <mailto:Michael.R.Scuderi at usace.army.mil> > wrote:


Yesterday I had a large flock of about 80 siskin in my backyard (West Hill Kent). What was interesting was that the majority were feeding on the ground in the grass. I don't have a feeder so there were no seeds on the ground. Birds of the World is down right now, but in looking at my references books, I did not see references to ground feeding. Has anyone else observed siskin ground feeding behavior?

Mike Scuderi
Kent, WA