Not sure when I first noticed an increase but it was over the summer.
Definitely more at my feeders - I had 6 T-mice yesterday and have most times
at least 4 Chickadees. Never/rarely saw more than 3 at a time of either in
previous years. On the other hand, Cardinals were at more "normal" levels
than last year, when they seemed to be everywhere and were bringing
fledglings around as late as October 4.

fdp

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Clive Harris
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:08 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Plethora of little birds
>
>
> I've had very high chickadee and titmouse traffic since putting
> the feeder back up 1 week ago e.g. 3-4 chickadees at the feeder
> at one time (versus 1-2 normal years) and visits sustained for
> much longer periods, which makes me think there are more birds.
> Will be interesting to see if this is picked up in the CBCs.
>
>   Regards
>
>   Clive Harris
>   Cabin John, MD
>
> Andy Martin <> wrote:
>   Bob,
>
> Nothing scientific but I have the general impression of more chickadees
> and titmice this fall than in the previous 5 or 6 years.
>
> Andy Martin
> Gaithersburg
>
>
> Bob Mumford wrote:
>
> >Most of the visitors are the common Titmice, WB Nuthatch and Carolina
> >Chickadees. I also have an occasional Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied
> woodpecker and
> >Mourning Doves.
> >
> >
>