[birding] Pine Siskins!

[Chris Miller]

Howdy,

 

I had two Pine Siskins in my yard today (Sun. Mar.14)!  These are the first
I've seen in ages at my home in NW Corvallis (Skyline West).  They came in
with a small flock of BC Chickadees, and ate at two feeders, and
investigated the suet. 

Pine Siskins are the first NW bird I learned to identify (other than the
"no-brainer" ones), after moving to Oregon from Southern California some 20
years ago! We used to see lots of them, but I know reports of Pine Siskin
sightings have been down for a while now - hope this is a good sign that
more will follow to my "bird restaurant"!

 

Also, a lot of raucous Pileated Woodpecker sounds coming from the forest
today. 

 

A few more of those stinkin' B-T Pigeons are coming around - guess if I'm
going to feed the birds - can't discriminate towards the gluttonous ones!

 

As I'm writing this I see two more Pine Siskins with some Chestnut Backed
Chickadees (or the same two) out my upstairs window.

 

Bring on the Pine Siskins!!!

 

Chris Miller

mcmillerz at peak.org

 

"Hope is the thing with feathers perched in the soul"

 - Emily Dickinson

 

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