Up here in Coats, NC, I have several dozen white-throated sparrows all
winter long. Mainly in the thicket surrounding my property.
Some come to the feeders also.
Is this unusual to have this many?
On Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 4:01 PM Linda Allman <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> Starting in Oct I have had 2 to 4 white-throated sparrows nearly every
> day. They make me happy. Linda Davis, Lexington, SC
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 3:03 PM Frank Hamilton <fhamil06...>
> wrote:
>
>> These birds were regular winter visitors since I started FeederWatch in
>> 2006. Since the 2013-2014 count, I've only seen about one or two per
>> season, usually in March. March 2018 was the last sighting and I dropped
>> them from my count sheet for seven years. Then on 29 March I sighted a
>> male feeding on white millet tossed on the ground by the Chipping
>> sparrows! It made my day!
>>
>> Frank Hamilton
>> Charleston, SC (West Ashley)
>>
>
