Date: 1/22/25 5:55 pm From: David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp...> Subject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
No hummingbirds in my yard this winter, and none have shown up the last two
days.
Heavy use of black oil sunflower seed yesterday while it snowed by the
usual suspects, but also including my first (noticed) goldfinches. During a
heavy snow flurry yesterday, I glimpsed what I thought might be a
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Today it posed on the feeder.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S210321171
David Muth
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM Anne Gaiennie via groups.io <annegaiennie=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Dust of Snow
> By Robert Frost <https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-frost> > The way a crow
> Shook down on me
> The dust of snow
> From a hemlock tree
>
> 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:
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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.
> >
> > Hope everyone is safe and warm.
> >
> > Erik Johnson
> > Sunset, LA
> > Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org
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