Date: 10/27/24 8:34 am From: lcarrigan_55 via groups.io <carriganbw...> Subject: [IBLE] Fall Arrivals & a Bird of Prey
A couple of Fall arrivals this weekend: Pine Siskins & a White-throated Sparrow.
Plus, more small columns of Red-tailed Hawks overhead.
And, a Sharp-shinned Hawk has kept House Finches away from the platform feeder for a 2nd day now. I noticed yesterday afternoon the only visitors coming into the feeder were all BC Chickadees. And, most were giving alarm "chatters". Plus, all the DE Juncos were gone. Toward evening, House Finches returned &, suddenly, there was the streaking missile flight of a bird with a screeching whistling through its feathers as it pulled up suddenly at the feeder! A Sharp-shinned Hawk attack...unsuccessful. This morning, it must have had better luck, as I found a small pile of Junco feathers under a spruce tree in the yard. And, once again, other than Chickadees, feeder activity was quiet.
Looks like our amazing Fall is about to move more toward Winter conditions, as the week progresses. But, what a mild & colorful Fall it has been!
