Re: [cayugabirds-l] question re: feeders and migration

2014-05-09 Thread Geo Kloppel
Hi Eben, White-throated Sparrows are common migrants in our area but quite uncommon as breeders (We're at the southern edge of their breeding range). So, they're not typical feeder birds for us in summer. Indigo Buntings, on the other hand, are common breeders here. So you need a different exp

[cayugabirds-l] question re: feeders and migration

2014-05-09 Thread Eben McLane
I am curious if anyone knows about migrating birds that appear regularly at feeders (home, CLO, anywhere bird feeders are maintained) and then disappear after a week or so. Do they use the feeders as a staging area, so to speak, for dispersal locally, or as a roadside tavern for a longer journey