This is pure speculation - but we had a flock of 40 +/- PISK on January 1st (Christmas count) foraging on white pine cones in the small grove at the corner of Hanshaw and Etna Roads. Same flock???
Bob > On Jan 31, 2024, at 7:14 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > > I have yet to see Pine Siskins at my feeders, although I can’t swear they > aren’t among the birds who empty them daily when I’m not looking, and I’m > impressed by how well the winter-plumaged Goldfinches blend in with the dead > Goldenrod. > > So I followed up on yesterday’s eBird report (below) by Caleb Centanni at > Comstock Knoll, east of Beebe Lake on Cornell Campus. Although the Pine > Siskins were not evident in the particular tree which Caleb described, I saw > about the same number as he did feeding on cones in the tops of other tall > White Pines immediately to the west of the Nevin Welcome Center and elsewhere > around the short paved loop of former road. This is the first time I have > actually associated this species with Pines. Previously I had thought they > deserved a name change. > > If you want to get closer to their elevation you can climb a few stairs on > gravel paths to the summit of Comstock Knoll. For better lighting in case > it’s sunny you may be able to scope them from the paid parking lot near the > west end of Arboretum Rd. I walked in from the free parking lot for the > Wildflower Garden off of Forest Home Drive just south of the upstream > one-lane bridge over Fall Creek near where Caldwell Rd ends. The gravel paths > from there were free of snow and the wooden stairs up out of the flood plain > were nearly free of snow and quite passable. > >> Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) (40) >> - Reported Jan 30, 2024 12:25 by Caleb Centanni >> - Cornell Botanic Gardens--Nevin Welcome Center and Young Flower Garden, >> Tompkins, New York >> - Map: >> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.44955,-76.472208&ll=42.44955,-76.472208 >> >> <http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.44955,-76.472208&ll=42.44955,-76.472208> >> - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S160221270 >> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S160221270> >> - Comments: "seen well foraging actively ongoing for over half an hour in >> white pine cones of large white pine tree at least (prob more) 3 ft DBH. >> “Easily 40 siskins” in it foraging ongoing, voraciously. (42.4500,-76.4720)— >> 25 fly off 12:58p to land atop deciduous tree." > > - - Dave Nutter > > On Jan 31, 2024, at 10:42 AM, Marty Schlabach <m...@cornell.edu > <mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote: > >> My niger seed feeders have been refilled. Please encourage several to head >> our way. >> --Marty >> Interlaken, NY >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bounce-128003013-3494...@list.cornell.edu >> <mailto:bounce-128003013-3494...@list.cornell.edu> >> <bounce-128003013-3494...@list.cornell.edu >> <mailto:bounce-128003013-3494...@list.cornell.edu>> On Behalf Of Sandy >> Podulka >> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 9:36 AM >> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu >> <mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Pine Siskins in Brooktondale >> >> Following in Larry Hymes' footsteps, we have 11 Pine Siskins with the >> Goldfinches at our feeders in Brooktondale this morning! >> >> I'm excited--haven't seen them all winter. >> >> Sandy Podulka >> >> >> -- >> >> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html >> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> >> -- >> >> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html >> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") 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