Hello VA-Birders
On the Walkerton CBC (middle peninsula) our total count of 1187
White-throats was above the average of 1041, below the high of 1461 and
below last year's 1339.
Others have commented on possible declines in titmouse and chickadee.
Walkerton CBC Titmouse: this year 111 (up from last year's 53), average 88,
high 161
Walkerton CBC Carolina Chickadee: this year 118 (up from last year's 70),
average 104, high 165
So, at least in the rural countryside of the Middle Peninsula, none of
these 3 species seems to suffering.
All the best
Fred Atwood
Walkerton CBC compiler
Oakton, VA (Fairfax Co)
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 2:46 PM Eric Pourchot via VA-bird <
va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't have good records to compare year-over-year, but we have had a
consistently large flock of white-throated sparrows at our feeders in
Fairfax County (Fort Hunt area) this winter -- far more than we've had over
the past four years. At least six at a time, and often at least a dozen
(their constant motion makes getting a firm count challenging!). Perhaps
in part because we didn't get our backyard leaves raked before the rain and
snow hit?
-Eric PourchotAlexandria, VA (Fairfax County)
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