Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskin flocks
Date: Wed Oct 21 19:20:05 PDT 2020
From: Dan McDougall-Treacy - danmcdt at gmail.com

Saw about a dozen at Ravenna Park yesterday
Dan

Dan McDougall-Treacy
206/402-9426


> On Oct 21, 2020, at 5:54 PM, Lynn Wohlers <wohlers13 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> A very large flock (100 or more?) was here yesterday on Fidalgo, too. They were eating the tiny seeds of Redcedar cones.

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> Lynn

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> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 3:40 PM Patricia Quyle Grainger <paq at olypen.com> wrote:

>> Dennis and Tweeters-

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>> Not much more than an hour ago, I looked into our backyard and saw a cloud of birds, swirling everywhere. Probably a dozen or more landed on (and in) the birdbath, and only then could I identify them as pine siskins. They disappeared as suddenly as they had appeared. We've had a nice number of siskins all summer, but nothing like today's flock!

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>> Pat Grainger

>> Port Townsend

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>> > On Oct 21, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net> wrote:

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>> > While outside the house at about 10:30 this morning, three flocks of Pine Siskins totalling around 300 birds swirled around well above the house and then disappeared, perhaps startled by a deafening crack of thunder. I've seen no more than a few siskins all year until today.

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>> > Dennis Paulson

>> > Seattle

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