I usually don't ever post any backyard sightings save for noteworthy observations, which of course is subjective.
In in the interest of data mining and tracking irruptive behavior, I thought it might be worth posting my observation of 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches in the backyard just a few minutes ago. I was alerted to the presence of the said species and did a bit of pishing to get a sense of how many since I detected by ear, multiple birds. This is a high backyard count for me and falls in line with earlier reports of RBNU (Red-breasted Nuthatches) showing up in several other locations in our area. Could this mean that we might see Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Crossbills in decent numbers our way this year?? Cheers, -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --