Date: 1/21/25 3:50 pm From: David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp...> Subject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
I walked to City Park in New Orleans between 2 and 3 p.m. Snow was still
falling heavily, and blowing blizzard-like from the north. I estimate
nearly 8 inches had accumulated. An Anhinga with its head tucked under a
wing in an overhanging branch on Bayou St. John. Canada Geese with white
backs serenely paddling on Big Lake near MOMA.
Most interesting: several Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging on the snow-free
edge of the lagoons, which edge is only a few inches wide and patchily icy,
but must harbor something for them to eat. Otherwise, all YRWA seen were in
fruit-laden wax myrtle.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM Missy Bowen via groups.io <missybowen=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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!
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> On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
> <audubon.org...> wrote:
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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.
> >
> > Erik Johnson
> > Sunset, LA
> > Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org
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