Date: 1/21/25 2:30 pm From: James W. Beck via groups.io <loxosceles928...> Subject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
It seems to be a trend here on the West Bank in the last few years in
general with declining goldfinch numbers. For example, today I have had
one, and that bird never even came to feeders, it was a flyover.
James W. Beck
Estelle, Louisiana
On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 16:28 muchio7 via groups.io <muchio7=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> We got about 7 inches of snow in southeast Baton Rouge parish.
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> So far in my backyard and feeder I have had the following in much higher
> numbers than usual: American Goldfinches, Northern Cardinals, Ruby-Crowned
> Kinglet, Pine Warblers, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, Bluejays, Brown
> Thrasher and Carolina Wrens. New visitors to the yard are two Brown-headed
> cowbirds and an American Pipit.
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> One interesting observation over lunch was a Wilson's Snipe walking the
> sidewalk of the neighborhood.
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> Brandon
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> On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
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> > LAbird,
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> > With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
> > all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
> > you've been seeing.
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> > The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
> > devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
> > feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
> > little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
> > regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
> > which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
> > hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
> > Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
> > Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
> > Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.
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> > Hope everyone is safe and warm.
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> > Erik Johnson
> > Sunset, LA
> > Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org
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