Have had up to 75 Pine Siskins visiting our feeder during the past 3 weeks. Occasionally a couple of Common Redpolls joined then. To-day, Feb. 5th, about 50 Pine Siskins, accompanied by 10 Common Redpolls and surprisingly, 5 Hoary Rdepolls.
In addition, daily visits by 2 Downey Woodpeckers both females, no males this year, Northern Cardinal, D.E. Juncos, Am. Tree Sparrows, Am Goldfinch. Also, daily visits from a Sharp-Shinned Hawk, which results in a fast scattering and an absence of birds for a half an hour or so. The first Pine Siskins we saw this year, 5, were immediately reduced to 4 as a Sharp-Shinned Hawk flew in and caught one and started to eat it on the fence. Since then the high numbers reported above. Gerry Ernest Mcfarlane Court Whitby, Ont. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
