Date: 10/12/25 3:21 pm From: Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] bird activity
On Oct 12, 2025 at 12:42:04, Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> I don’t recall seeing so much bird activity at our feeders for a long
> time. I put out seed on the window ledge outside my office (at home), and
> it has been deluged with birds today, mostly Black-capped Chickadees and
> Red-breasted Nuthatches taking away sunflower seeds to cache, but also
> other species. I think they know that winter is coming.
>
I’m seeing a similar increase in usage, especially with the suet feeder,
but I’ve had both a Pileated and at least one Flicker start visiting daily
this fall (along with a continuing Downy). We’re at about 500’ elevation,
and we had the seasonal army of Robins move through going downslope a
couple of weeks early this year (it’s amazing to suddenly have 100ish
Robins in the yard for a couple of days, and then disappear again)
It looks like the summer Juncos are gone, and the winter Juncos have
started showing up in numbers. We have a very nice population of
Red-Breasted Nuthatches and Spotted Towhees here year round. The summer
birds (Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher et al)
are gone. The Stellar Jays are really busy stashing for the winter as well.
All this indicates to me a cool, wet winter (and with La Niña officially in
place, that seems more likely).
Chuq
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Chuq Von Rospach (http://www.chuq.me)
Silverdale, Washington
Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer
