I wonder if lack of snow cover this winter is causing the low numbers of cardinals in some places. Birds have been fewer at my feeders in general this winter. I suspect they have been more spread out than usual.
Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN ---- Original Message ---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mou-net] Cardinal numbers Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:42:39 -0500 > >I have many more cardinals in my yard in south Minneapolis than even >five >years ago. I have seen as many as four pairs at one time for the past >two >years. > >Virginia Pear >Minneapolis > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Manley Olson" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:30 AM >Subject: [mou-net] Cardinal numbers > > >>I have had very few cardinals all winter. Yesterday I was talking >with a >>friend from Roseville and he has the same experience. Then yesterday >there >>was a report on tne Wisconsin network showing the decline in >cardinals on >>Christmas counts and Backyard Birdcounts. Have other Minnesota >birders >>noticed any reduction in cardinal numbers? >> Manley Olson >> Falcon Heights Ramsey County >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: >http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4882 - Release Date: >03/20/12 >> > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
