Date: 1/15/25 10:01 am From: Anne Annibali <anneanni...> Subject: Re: Our yard, Seneca, Venango Co.
Winter activity and species seem about normal or even a little higher on our wooded property in South Central Lebanon County too. Water bowls and feeders all need constant refills. But except for a few hermit thrushes and pine siskins passing through in early December, they're just the regular yard birds: red-bellied, downy & hairy woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, juncos, house finches, wrens (more than usual and very vocal) and bluebirds, plus occasional blue jays, cardinals and goldfinches.
Wondering if western PA weather is a factor. So far ours has been fairly average — some cold and snow but nothing extreme.
Anne Annibali,
Mt. Gretna PA
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Our yard, Seneca, Venango Co.
Here on the eastern side of the state, the feeders have been busy. We have good numbers of white-breasted nuthatch, titmice, and chickadees. The suet feeders are also busy with downy and red-bellied woodpeckers and an occasional hairy. We also have Carolina wrens visiting the suet and black oil sunflower. Blue jays come for the peanuts. (So do the squirrels.) We also have a few cardinals, mourning doves, and the usual winter birds - juncos and white-throated sparrows. Of course, there are a lot of house sparrows and house finches. We also have a pond and waterfall which attracts the birds.
Huey Evangelista
Laureldale, Berks County
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> Our small back yard in urban Pittsburgh has normally hosted many winter locals, but this year there seems to be an exceptionally low census, and the feeders are mostly empty. The nyger feeders have been practically untouched The peanuts seldom visited, the suet occasionally sees a nuthatch or Downey. WE DID HAVE A RETURN OF THE RED-BELLY, WHICH WE HADN'T SEEN ON THE SUET IN SEVERAL YEARS.Even the black oil sunflower, which is the most popular, has not seen many visitors. There are robins buzzing around; more than usual. Overall -- lowest populations we've ever seen. Jerry Kruth Pgh On Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 01:43:33 PM EST, Meg Kolodick <000000dc3b46d747-dmarc-request...> wrote: We have posted sightings all year, but I want to address the birds that regularly visit here, spring and/or fall, in Seneca, Venango Co., that failed to show up at all at our yard in 2024: Indigo bunting, Hermit thrush, White-crowned sparrow, Blue-winged warbler, Mourning warbler. The
y were probably seen in the county, but we always had these birds at one point. Not this year. Does anyone else have notable non-sightings? Meg/Nick Kolodick
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