meant to hit �reply to all� earlier but I just sent this to Mr. Speicher the first time. Since then a posting stated it comes out at the end of September but this site had it as Oct. 12. The info about the Red-breasted Nuthatches below is still notable.
From: Jim Wilson
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:44 PM
To: MICHAEL SPEICHER
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] NE seed harvest
One finch forecaster is:
Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast 2011-2012Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from: Ron Pittaway
at this web site: http://www.mainebirding.net/
Note that his forecast for last year was October 12, so I guess we will need to be patient for this year�s forecast.
However ... the Cape May Morning Flight watch from Wednesday morning set a new single day record for Red-breasted Nuthatches with 374 birds counted. The previous Morning Flight record of Red-breasted Nuthatches was 276 from October 2010. One could prognosticate that it could be a great year for Red-breasted Nuthatches.
On a more local note, I counted 30 Cattle Egrets in the fields across from the Centreville dump yesterday afternoon. That was definitely a high count for me in that area.
Jim Wilson
Queenstown
From: MICHAEL SPEICHER
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:35 PM
To: June Mundis
Cc: Maryland Birding Birding
Subject: [MDBirding] NE seed harvest/Potomac fishing birds
Somebody used to provide the finch winter food supply estimation for the North East on MDOsprey. Don't remember who, but it gives a pretty good prognostication (good word for Scrabble) of how far the finches might roam during the coming winter season...
On the Potomac near Weverton this morning were a couple of Osprey, one adult BE, herons & egrets galore incl a Great, C geese, swallows, etc. The Osprey were having better luck than me...
Jim (Michael) Speicher
June Mundis wrote:
I was surprised to see a Pine Siskin at my bird feeders yesterday. I have never seen a Pine Siskin here this time of year.
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