Date: 1/21/25 3:28 pm From: Missy Bowen via groups.io <missybowen...> Subject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
At the same time: Eastern Bluebird, Brown Thrasher, a bullying Summer Tanager, several Warbler flavors, finches galore (but no pufis or juncos), and the usual suspects...Cardinals, chickadees, blue jays, and sparrows. The Rufous hummer is obnoxiously running off all other comers to its feeder. I stuck an old sun hat over the hummer feeder after getting tired of brushing it off every 10 minutes. That gentleman in Labadieville had the right idea!
On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson= <audubon.org...> wrote:
> LAbird, > > 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. > > 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. > > Hope everyone is safe and warm. > > Erik Johnson > Sunset, LA > Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org > > > > > >
