I am in NW Wake County not far from Falls Lake. In winter I usually get
25-30 daily on average under my feeders. When now I am getting 12-20 daily.
On Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 4:48 PM Vanessa T <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> Cannot speak to how unusual it is, but I have had a few at my feeder in
> Durham this week.
>
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> *To:* Linda Allman <linda.allman...>
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> *Subject:* Re: White-throated Sparrow
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>
> 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)
>
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