Date: 1/22/25 5:02 pm From: Anne Gaiennie via groups.io <annegaiennie...> Subject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
Hi Erik,
I had 2 hummers the last two days and had not been seeing hummingbirds for
weeks. I sent you a picture of one via private email as I was not able to
identify.
I had a chipping sparrow yesterday and two today--a first time for my
yard.
Another development yesterday was an onslaught of goldfinches. Before the
storm I had been seeing up to 1/2 dozen goldfinches at the feeders, and
yesterday there were 50 or more. By this afternoon the numbers were down
pretty significantly.
It's been wonderful to have the views out the window. Thanks for starting
this dialogue.
This by Robert Frost came to mind when snow was flying out of tree branches.
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
<audubon.org...> wrote:
> 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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