Haven't seen a Siskin or PF yet (I keep trying) but noticed a big jump in
Goldfinchs yesterday also. First thing I saw upon opening the blinds was a
bewildered looking GF standing on the ice in the birdbath. I have a
half-dozen GFs as steady customers but had 4 times that number yesterday. So
far today it looks like the normal crowd.

On the other hand, House Finches have been few - no more than 3 or 4 at a
time, most times none at all. They used to be borderline nuisance numbers
but I don't remember how long ago that was.

fdp
Clary's Forest, Columbia

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Jim Wilkinson
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:03 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Feeder Action in Columbia
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> I had recently put up our feeders and did not get much activity
> until early this
> morning (Nov 8) when lots of American Goldfinches and House Finches
> descended and proceeded to eat furiously. They brought two nice fellow
> travelers: a Pine Siskin and a male Purple Finch.
>
> Jim Wilkinson
> Columbia, MD
>
>