I received an off-list reply from Bonnie regarding her reporting of purple finches, �red breasted nuthatches, and (was it) pine siskins, which i have edited and show below.
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Modest proposal:
How�about if we all (at least occasionally) give�feeder specifics similar to Bonnie's so that everyone has a better idea what it may take to bring in some of the less common feeder birds?� I know i have had a severe case of purple finch envy over the years, but i now have a better idea why i only rarely see one and usu a female at that.� With two NONO sunflower seed feeders and a finch sock on my one acre plot, formerly (prior to 1980 &�long before i arrived on the scene) a farm field & rather distant from woody habitat, is it any wonder i see any purple finches at all...???
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Jim (Michael) Speicher
Broad Run/Burlittsville area
S FRED CO
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From: Bonnie Ott <Bonnieott...>
To: MICHAEL SPEICHER <jugornought...>
Sent: Sunday, October 7, 2012 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Feeder activity
Hi Jim, I�m in Ellicott City.��I have�17 feeders; my townhouse row backs to the woods....
Bonnie
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