Subject: [Tweeters] Bird numbers
Date: Thu Sep 17 18:27:20 PDT 2020
From: Tom Benedict - benedict.t at comcast.net

Different areas have different levels of activity. I'd love to have the number of species you described in our yard. Our levels here in Burien are half what you list.

Tom Benedict
Burien, WA


> On Sep 17, 2020, at 16:56, beneteau <beneteau at wavecable.com> wrote:

>

> Similarly to Mary in Mason County, my backyard bird numbers have dwindled to nearly nothing and this started at least 3-4 weeks ago, pre-fire smoke. Even during hot spells in previous years, I don't recall this pattern. I can almost always see at least 12-15 species with causal glances from the windows and many more with more concentrated viewing. I now have 4-8 siskins, maybe 4 goldfinch and maybe that many purple/house finches, a couple of juncos, an occasional towhee and a song sparrow and the omnipresent Stellars (5-6). Haven't seen a flicker in a week or so and they have always been here. Oh, morning and collared doves do hang about as do the 4 or so Anna's. Generally, it is almost spookily quiet.

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> Jim Beneteau

> Arlington, Wa

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