Hi Steve,

It's not your fault!  Same situation at my feeders.  

I don't know the reason, I thought about the intense cold as a possible reason for the inordinate activity, but suspect it has more to do with other factors.  I'll let Chris, or Kent, or Pam weigh in on that.

I have a few juncos daily as opposed to the previous twenty to thirty, one white-throated sparrow, and my resident cardinals, chickadees, titmice, downy woodpecker, blue jays, mourning doves, white-breasted nuthatch, and two Carolina Wrens.

Mike

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From: Upper Valley Birders <[log in to unmask]DARTMOUTH.EDU> on behalf of Stephen T. Campbell <[log in to unmask]EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:23:16 AM
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Subject: [UVB] where have they gone?

 

Hello, birders,

I’m a new subscriber and would call myself a casual birder. I’m enjoying the list a lot.

A few weeks ago, during the cold snap, our feeders - sunflower, niger, suet - were extremely busy all day long. Then we went away for 10 days and the feeders emptied. Now we are back, and I have refilled the feeders. But now there are almost no birds using them. How come? It’s not quite as cold, but still. Are the birds mad at us for letting the feeders run dry?

Steve Campbell
East Thetford Road, Lyme




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