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I have Black-Capped Chickadees already, Tufted Titmice, Downy Woodpeckers,
and the other day I had a Yellow-Shafted Flicker on my suet.  ( Oh, and the
Nuthatches have been around too.)  No Juncos yet althought, it's been
getting relatively cool here in N. Indiana so I decided to start putting out
the suet to see if I'd get any takers.  I usually don't see the above
mentioned birds until late October early November.

 My hummers left early also.  Last year I had one until November!  I think
we're in for a cold winter up here.

Lisa

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Leon Fisk wrote in message <37f5f537.3604233@news1.iserv.net>...
>So for this year we have had the following:
>
>White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
>Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
>The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
>all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>
>I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
>last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
>Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
>feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
>have become a regular visitor again now.
>
>Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
>them and how far south?
>
>Leon Fisk
>Grand Rapids  MI
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Leon Fisk wrote:

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> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
> them and how far south?
>
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids  MI
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Hi there.   I'm south-east of Ottawa, Ontario, and we've had plenty of
juncos passing through for about the past week.  Flocks of about 20 at a
time are active at the forest edge where we live.

Sue
(in a log home surrounded by forest near the village of Vars, SE of
Ottawa.)

Leon Fisk wrote:

> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
> them and how far south?
>
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids  MI
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I have seen only one junco so far (two weeks ago at Jones Beach, Long
Island, NY).  I have had a Red-breasted Nuthatch in my yard for one week
-- it is taking black oil sunflower seeds from the feeder and stashing
them in a Norway Spruce!  I guess the nuthatch plans on staying for the
winter.  I haven't seen any White-throated Sparrows yet, but I have
heard reports of some in Manhattan.

--
John J. Collins
Whitestone, NY
"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what
we understand; we will understand only what we are taught."  (Senegalese
proverb.)

I'm in the west north-west side of the Twin Cities and I just spotted my first
RBN today feeding at my feeders, about two days ago I spotted my first
White-throated Sparrow although I heard them a few days before that, they have
that distinctive little peep noise that they make so I knew they were around.

Again I have very mixed feeling about seeing the RBN's here because I'm going to
be moving soon, it just figures that the first winter they show up in awhile is
the winter that I'm moving!!


Andrew Longtin
New Hope, Minnesota
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Leon Fisk wrote in message <37f5f537.3604233@news1.iserv.net>...
|So for this year we have had the following:
|
|White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
|Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
|
|The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
|all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
|
|I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
|last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
|Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
|feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
|have become a regular visitor again now.
|
|Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
|them and how far south?
|
|Leon Fisk
|Grand Rapids  MI
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I have been getting RB nuthatches here in Cincinnati since late August.

Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> So for this year we have had the following:
>
> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
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Only saw white throated sparrow here. Waiting for juncos anxiously. Would
love to have some RBN, but they don't always show up.

Judy
Southern IL

Andrew Longtin wrote in message <7t6img$ebd$1@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>I'm in the west north-west side of the Twin Cities and I just spotted my
first
>RBN today feeding at my feeders, about two days ago I spotted my first
>White-throated Sparrow although I heard them a few days before that, they
have
>that distinctive little peep noise that they make so I knew they were
around.
>
>Again I have very mixed feeling about seeing the RBN's here because I'm
going to
>be moving soon, it just figures that the first winter they show up in
awhile is
>the winter that I'm moving!!
>
>
>Andrew Longtin
>New Hope, Minnesota
>ALongtin *at* worldnet *dot* att *dot* net
>
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>
>
>
>Leon Fisk wrote in message <37f5f537.3604233@news1.iserv.net>...
>|So for this year we have had the following:
>|
>|White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
>|Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>|
>|The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
>|all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>|
>|I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
>|last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
>|Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
>|feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
>|have become a regular visitor again now.
>|
>|Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
>|them and how far south?
>|
>|Leon Fisk
>|Grand Rapids  MI
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>
>

Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> So for this year we have had the following:
>
> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
> The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
> all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>
 We had 1 RNB appear at the feeder here in late August.  We went
on
vacation for a week and when we got back there were 2. They
squabble
at the feeder quite a bit.  Don't know if that means they're
married
or not <G>. Anyway, they are very unusual here in oak/hickory
south Iowa.

Steve

Steve wrote:
>
> Leon Fisk wrote:
> >
> > So for this year we have had the following:
> >
> > White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> > Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
> >
> > The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
> > all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
> >
>  We had 1 RNB appear at the feeder here in late August.  We went
> on
> vacation for a week and when we got back there were 2. They
> squabble
> at the feeder quite a bit.  Don't know if that means they're
> married
> or not <G>. Anyway, they are very unusual here in oak/hickory
> south Iowa.
>
> Steve

I thought all my red-breasted nuthatches had left, but there was one
here (Nova Scotia) this morning, gobbling some seed in between sortees
by the blue jays. He'll be heading south soon, I suppose.

The blue jays have solved my squirrel problems. They divebomb any
squirrel so bold as to jump on the hanging feeder. I don't know who is
more surprised when the squirrels are knocked off.

Cheers Karen

I saw my first RBN here in RI today. Never had one before at my feeders. Hope
he stays around. What do they like to eat?

Ruth

RHar4007 wrote:
>
> I saw my first RBN here in RI today. Never had one before at my feeders. Hope
> he stays around. What do they like to eat?
>
> Ruth

Oily black sunflower seeds... I didn't have any until I put that up.
Good luck.

Cheers Karen

We've got the white crowned sparrows, chickadees, female hairy
woodpecker here in Centennial Wyoming.

Leon Fisk wrote:

> So for this year we have had the following:
>
> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
> The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
> all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>
> I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
> last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
> Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
> feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
> have become a regular visitor again now.
>
> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
> them and how far south?
>
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids  MI
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Judy,

From what it sounds like, going by other peoples
postings/locations, I'll bet there are/will be RBN's in your
area. Keep a good eye out for them ;-)

Once they've shown up at our feeders, they have always been
around till next spring. Once again, this is the earliest we
recall seeing them. Didn't have any last year :-(

Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids  MI
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On Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:36:07 -0500, "Birdy60"
<birdy60@globaleyes.net> wrote:

>Only saw white throated sparrow here. Waiting for juncos anxiously. Would
>love to have some RBN, but they don't always show up.
>
>Judy
>Southern IL

Hi all!

I live in a residential neighborhood in Toronto, and have been very
pleased and surprised with the variety of birds that I've seen over the
past summer.  Yesterday, I had about 4 or 5 Juncos.  First time since
early spring.  Along with them were some brown birds that looked
something like sparrows.  They seemed to be "hanging out" with the
Juncos,  They ate on the ground rather than on the feeders like all of
the other millions of house sparrows.  They had distinctive stripes on
their head, a darker brown/black and a lighter beige-yellow color.  I
can't find an exact match in my bird guide - the closest I could come is
either a white-crowned or sparrow or a dickissel.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
Melanie

Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> So for this year we have had the following:
>
> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
> The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
> all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>
> I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
> last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
> Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
> feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
> have become a regular visitor again now.
>
> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
> them and how far south?
>
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids  MI
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Have you checked White-throated Sparrows (the tan striped phase)


Andrew Longtin
New Hope, Minnesota
ALongtin *at* worldnet *dot* att *dot* net

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Melanie Thomson wrote in message <37FA7292.2E791BFC@idirect.com>...
|Hi all!
|
|I live in a residential neighborhood in Toronto, and have been very
|pleased and surprised with the variety of birds that I've seen over the
|past summer.  Yesterday, I had about 4 or 5 Juncos.  First time since
|early spring.  Along with them were some brown birds that looked
|something like sparrows.  They seemed to be "hanging out" with the
|Juncos,  They ate on the ground rather than on the feeders like all of
|the other millions of house sparrows.  They had distinctive stripes on
|their head, a darker brown/black and a lighter beige-yellow color.  I
|can't find an exact match in my bird guide - the closest I could come is
|either a white-crowned or sparrow or a dickissel.
|
|Can anyone help me out?
|
|Thanks,
|Melanie
|
|Leon Fisk wrote:
|>
|> So for this year we have had the following:
|>
|> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
|> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
|>
|> The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
|> all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
|>
|> I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
|> last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
|> Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
|> feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
|> have become a regular visitor again now.
|>
|> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
|> them and how far south?
|>
|> Leon Fisk
|> Grand Rapids  MI
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Hi,

thanks for the tip...I did see them again and noticed one had a white
patch on its throat, so they must be White-Throated Sparrows.

Melanie

Andrew Longtin wrote:
>
> Have you checked White-throated Sparrows (the tan striped phase)
>
> Andrew Longtin
> New Hope, Minnesota
> ALongtin *at* worldnet *dot* att *dot* net
>
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> Melanie Thomson wrote in message <37FA7292.2E791BFC@idirect.com>...
> |Hi all!
> |
> |I live in a residential neighborhood in Toronto, and have been very
> |pleased and surprised with the variety of birds that I've seen over the
> |past summer.  Yesterday, I had about 4 or 5 Juncos.  First time since
> |early spring.  Along with them were some brown birds that looked
> |something like sparrows.  They seemed to be "hanging out" with the
> |Juncos,  They ate on the ground rather than on the feeders like all of
> |the other millions of house sparrows.  They had distinctive stripes on
> |their head, a darker brown/black and a lighter beige-yellow color.  I
> |can't find an exact match in my bird guide - the closest I could come is
> |either a white-crowned or sparrow or a dickissel.
> |
> |Can anyone help me out?
> |
> |Thanks,
> |Melanie
> |
> |Leon Fisk wrote:
> |>
> |> So for this year we have had the following:
> |>
> |> White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
> |> Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
> |>
> |> The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
> |> all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
> |>
> |> I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
> |> last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
> |> Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
> |> feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
> |> have become a regular visitor again now.
> |>
> |> Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
> |> them and how far south?
> |>
> |> Leon Fisk
> |> Grand Rapids  MI
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We've got the White-crowned Sparrows too.
And I saw a pair of Red-naped Sapsuckers at the Boyce Thompson
Arboretum.
Geese are flying around occasionally as well.

Not much else, winter bird wise.

-----
Cody's law of birdwatching-
There are two sides of a tree: the side facing you, and the side the
bird is on.
~~Cody Burkett

We usually do a "What birds are now missing " list around these
parts..;)  However this past weekend I spotted a few White-Crowned
Sparrows hopping out of the honeyhuckle hedge.  I haven't seen them
since May, and then only three days in May.  I must be on their
migratory path to and from the north.   Sometimes I feel just like a
McDonalds drive-thru along a highway..*sigh*


Lynda










On Sat, 02 Oct 1999 12:15:11 GMT, lfisk@no.spam.iserv.net (Leon Fisk)
wrote:

>So for this year we have had the following:
>
>White-crowned Sparrows (just this past week)
>Red-breasted Nuthatch (around the first of Sept)
>
>The latter (RBN) was a pleasant suprise. They are probably my
>all time favorite bird ;-) We never had any last year :-(
>
>I was really proud of having seen these at Seny in our UP here
>last month while on vacation. When I got back home and told my
>Mom, she told me that they had just started showing up at our
>feeder. This is the earliest we have noticed them here. They
>have become a regular visitor again now.
>
>Haven't seen any Junco's here yet though. Any one else seen
>them and how far south?
>
>Leon Fisk
>Grand Rapids  MI
>Remove no.spam for email