Having grown up on LI I learned to expect a fallout of chickadees every so often; at those times, the bayside of the coastal dunes and scrub were full of them. Sometimes red-breasted nuthatches, too. Other years, tree swallows overwintered in abundance. During odd years that featured chickadees (&/or nuthatches), which happened to also coincide with a few coastal wintering northern shrikes, you'd find half eaten chickadees (&/or nuthatches) impaled on hawthorns or jammed into twig forks. Others years, chickadees (&/or nuthatches) were as rare around the beach as hens' teeth. On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:29 PM, cynthia crawford < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Pam's explanation sounds right....but in the 30 years I've lived here, I > have NEVER had so few chickadees as this year. I think my winter average is > at least 7-10 or more. > > Cynthia Crawford > > *Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities* > Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints > NEW WEB SITE: > www.creaturekinships.net 2018 Bird Calendars for sale > > www.creaturekinships.com > MORE PHOTOS and ARTWORK: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships > EVEN MORE PHOTOS: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33836164@N03/ > Castle & Court Music for Harp: http://galleries. > creaturekinships.com/?page_id=59 > BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/ > > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Kit Hood <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> We currently have lots of Juncos, 16 Goldfinches, a handful of Jays and >> maybe 5 Chickadees. No RB or WB nuthatches or Titmice. Only 3-4 Mourning >> Doves vs 14-16 last year. Very low numbers overall (except for Juncos) than >> the past 25 years! A few Downey and Hairy WPs. One lone Starling yesterday >> along with two House Finches. >> >> Kit Hood >> Sharon >> >> On Dec 29, 2017, at 12:51 PM, cynthia crawford < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Same here....miss them! We have about 30 goldfinches, 25 Juncos, Downy >> and Hairy WP, 1 Titmouse 3 Jays, 1-2 white-breasted nuthatches....and maybe >> 2-3 chickadees. sniff. >> >> Cynthia Crawford >> >> *Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities* >> Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints >> NEW WEB SITE: >> www.creaturekinships.net 2018 Bird Calendars for sale >> >> www.creaturekinships.com >> MORE PHOTOS and ARTWORK: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships >> EVEN MORE PHOTOS: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33836164@N03/ >> Castle & Court Music for Harp: http://galleries.creaturekinsh >> ips.com/?page_id=59 >> BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/ >> >> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:26 PM, david merker <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Chickadees are usually our must abundant birds…by far our most abundant >>> bird… on a given day in the winter we could easily catch and band 25 + >>> chickadees >>> >>> We estimate 3-4 individuals this winter.. and what causes such a >>> dramatic change? >>> >>> Dave Merker >>> Etna, New Hampshire >>> Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc. >>> www.capemayraptors.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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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