[TN-Bird] Yard Bird Explosion

From: tcbirdwatcher@xxxxxxxxx (Tommy Curtis)
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:21:53 -0600 (CST)
Has anyone else had a huge increase in birds at their feeders in the
past two days?  We've had 4 or 5 White-throated Sparrows since October
5, but this afternoon there were many more and just before dark we
counted 32 at just one set of our two feeder groups. A couple of
Dark-eyed Juncos first appeared on October 16, but today there were at
least 15 at the one feeder we were watching.  From 3 Cardinals, suddenly
there were 12-15 at the same feeders and American Goldfinch numbers
jumped to over 50.  With the House Sparrows, House Finches, Carolina
Wrens, Titmice, Nuthatches, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wrens, Song
Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Towhees, and the
single female Purple Finch which has been with us since November 14, the
30 x 50 feeding area behind our house looked like Grand Central Station
at rush hour!

But birders are never satisfied, so we continue to search through the
birds to see if the White-crowned Sparrow, which showed up October 22
but only stayed a couple of days, and the 2 Pine Siskins that joined
with the Goldfinches on November 19 for that single day, might join the
crowd.

Gotta go now and buy some more bird seed.  

Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN

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