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Don't know what to make of this, but yesterday we stopped by a house in Carnation with feeders and counted 28 Band-tailed Pigeons feeding on the ground (at the same time, solid count). Prior to the arrival of the Pigeons we counted 57 American Goldfinch on the ground and at the feeders. There were probably some that we didn't see in the trees and at another feeder that was difficult to see. Looked for Pine Siskins and saw none. When we see a bunch of American Goldfinch, we are always on the lookout for a Lesser Goldfinch like we saw earlier this summer along Neal Road in Fall City. No such luck. Both the Goldfinch and Pigeons enjoyed some time in the bird bath in the yard.
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Hank Heiberg
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Hello, tweets.
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A couple of friends have asked me about bird numbers and environmental factors in the Seattle area. They feel they really have seen fewer birds in their yard in the last few weeks, more than was to be expected by random movement and dispersal of juveniles. Has anyone else noticed such a thing? I'm really not sure about our yard, as all the species are still here, but it does seem as if there is a bit less activity than before. Reading about the die-off in New Mexico certainly makes me apprehensive about our bird populations.
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We have had a very slow flow of migrants. Today an Orange-crowned Warbler and two Hermit Thrushes at once visited the yard. One of them wouldn't let the other one in the fountain, definitely behaving as a hermit.
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Dennis Paulson
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Seattle
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