Same here.....I happily shoveled the patio and ground fed the flocks 3 times today!. 10 plus juncos, 1 male cardinal, sparrows, doves and jays. Plus a downy and hairy at the suet. Happy for all the returned activity. Linka Lewis South Strafford village On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 5:04 PM Michael Choukas Jr. < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Same deal here in downtown Hanover. Ten or so juncos the last two days > along with titmice, a pair of cardinals, chickadees, a mourning dove, a > couple of house finches,and a downy woodpecker. There were three > white-throated sparrows a couple of days ago. When I first put the feeders > up last week I had a pair of Carolina wrens on the suet and safflower seeds. > > > Mike > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Upper Valley Birders <[log in to unmask]> on > behalf of Donna Nelson <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 3:38 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [UVB] Birds are back! > > Sounds a lot like where we are in Thetford. At least a dozen juncos, > feeding on suet as well as coming to hanging feeders and feeding on ground > scattered seeds. > Cardinals, titmice, chickadees, woodpeckers, mourning doves, all present. > For a couple of days we had a white-crowned Sparrow as well, but have not > see it today. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 12, 2017, at 3:34 PM, david merker <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Big time here in etna. Loads of not migrated juncos. Will they split > given the chance? We usually have 5 overwinter. Probably 25 around now. > > David Merker > Etna NH > Cape May Raptor Banding Project > www.capemayraptors.org > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capemayraptors.org&data=02%7C01%7CMichael.Choukas.Jr%40dartmouth.edu%7C39da19bfcfc74c62cb0808d541a14399%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C636487083304950432&sdata=XxLGmHu0mW%2FaWKjJ2d3GP7ukJKIuusy8ELL0OHhQsPI%3D&reserved=0> > > On Dec 12, 2017, at 3:23 PM, laurel stavis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I'm happy to report a lot of traffic at my feeders for the first time this > winter. The snow cover vs food accessibility assessment seems to be spot > on. > > Juncoes, mourning doves, purple finches, a white-throated sparrow (I > think), and titmice, and a couple of downy woodpeckers have almost emptied > feeders that hadn't been touched in weeks. > > A very welcome turn of events! > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set > your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. 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