[TN-Bird] Re: Purple Finches
- From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "innisfree22@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <innisfree22@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:38:21 -0500
I have plenty of House Finches and historically only have an occasional Purple
Finch, none so far this winter. My missing bird this winter is the Song
Sparrow. I have one or two year round but the last one I saw in the yard (at
least going by my eBird submissions) was November 2. I miss the little guy.
Carole Gobert, Knoxville
From: innisfree22@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: swy911@xxxxxxxxx; harpagus@xxxxxxxxx
CC: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Purple Finches
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:22:17 -0500
The House Finches are missing, but we still have several Purple Finches,
male and female. There are usually more Purples than this at this time of
year.
Jean Obrist
Bruners Grove
Cocke Co, TN
From: Stanley York
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 1:10 PM
To: harpagus@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: Tn bird
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Purple Finches
They have been missing at my feeders also
Stanley York - Palmyra - Mont Co
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On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Stefan Woltmann <harpagus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
J.N.
and TNBird,
I haven't seen or heard any Purple Finches yet this season
either, though my observations are pretty much limited to my backyard
feeders.
But on the topic - I've been noticing a conspicuous decrease (=
near-absence) in House Finches (along with a conspicuous increase in House
Sparrows) around my feeders compared to this time last year.
Has
anyone else been missing House Finches at their feeders lately?
Best
birding,
Stefan
Stefan Woltmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of
Biology
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044
woltmanns@xxxxxxxx
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:45 AM,
J.N. & Ella Howard <birders3@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Greetings,
We have not heard anyone say anything about
Purple Finches this fall and early winter. We have had none so far and
they have been here every year in the last ten years, but always before this
time. Is anyone having them? Would be glad to hear. There
would seem to have been plenty of cold to push them down here, but maybe they
have a bumper crop of seeds up north this year. Maybe someone
knows.
J. N. Howard, Marion
Couny
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