[Tweeters] goldfinches and siskin

[Steve Hampton]

Regarding American Goldfinches in winter, the Port Townsend CBC never
exceeded a dozen from 1977 thru 2021. Usually it was zero.
Last year we counted 79; this year we counted 34.

good birding,



On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 9:42 AM David Kreft <dkreft052 at gmail.com> wrote:


> Here in NE WA we have a dearth of AGOL and PISI this winter (so far).

> Briefly saw two AGOL at the thistle see feeder. That’s it.

>

> Dave Kreft

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> > On Dec 30, 2023, at 9:34 AM, HAL MICHAEL <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:

> >

> > No Goldfinch here for a while.  May have had some summer nesting.  Had

> two Siskins at the feeder; first in quite a while.

> >

> >

> > Hal Michael

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> >

> >> On 12/30/2023 9:21 AM PST Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>

> wrote:

> >>

> >>

> >> Good morning tweets,

> >>

> >> Just wanted to report the persistence of up to six American Goldfinches

> at a tube feeder, first seen on 21 December. Interestingly, I just saw one

> bird at first and then three birds and now six of them. Do they divide like

> amoebas? Goldfinches are by no means of regular occurrence in our wooded

> yard, and this is the most birds ever in the yard and the longest period

> I’ve ever seen them on a daily basis. Yesterday a Pine Siskin joined them,

> first one I’ve seen here this winter. We don’t have the invasion of siskins

> that we do in some years, so that was a surprise too.

> >>

> >> Enjoy the remaining birds of 2023!

> >>

> >> Dennis Paulson

> >> Maple Leaf, above Thornton Creek

> >> Seattle, WA

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-- 
​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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