Hey, Not only are they watching, they have a phone tree to let each other know..... Well, ok, it's just a theory.
S. ================================== Stefan Hames, PhD Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 607-254-2496 Office 607-254-2104 Fax 607-273-4915 Home [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ================================== On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Linda Orkin wrote: Not only are they watching, they are probably checking them out on a fairly regular basis. They see you much more often than you see them ! And as soon as there is food, the word goes out. Linda On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Bard Prentiss <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Yesterday i filled my feeders for the first time since late May. This AM at 8 o-clock I had a large flock including several TT Titmice, many BC Chickadees, WB Nuthatches 2 Bluejays and 2 Carolina wrens. How do they know so quickly that there is food in the feeders? Are they watching? Bard Bard Prentiss P O Box 283 Dryden, NY 13053 607-844-4691 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
