[cayugabirds-l] Siskin

2021-04-08 Thread Laura Stenzler
This morning there was a pine Siskin in the yard collecting nesting material. He/she looked like he had a mustache of short, spiky whiskers! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cay

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin colors

2020-12-22 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Having had the good fortune to have as many as 38 pine siskins regularly at my feeders, I’ve been able to study the different colors of them. I’ve seen a few that are quite “whitish” or almost light gray with less stripes & I tried hard to make them into immature hoary red polls! However, final

[cayugabirds-l] siskin shortage :(

2018-11-24 Thread Asher Hockett
Up through June this year we had a regular flock of Pine Siskins visit our feeders. I think they must have been breeding here. They outnumbered the Goldfinches, who yielded ground to the more aggressive siskins. Then, putting our home on the market, we took down the feeders which were are porch-rai

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin!

2018-11-08 Thread Laura Stenzler
One siskin at our feeders this morning, on Hunt Hill Rd., Dryden (east of Ithaca). So, now I need a grosbeak Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.No

Re: [cayugabirds-l] siskin young

2018-05-21 Thread Laura Stenzler
We are honored! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu On May 21, 2018, at 5:57 PM, Dave Nutter mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote: I think Siskins are fairly nomadic, and they breed wherever they like. Congratulations on maintaining Siskin habitat. - - Dave Nutter On

Re: [cayugabirds-l] siskin young

2018-05-21 Thread Dave Nutter
I think Siskins are fairly nomadic, and they breed wherever they like. Congratulations on maintaining Siskin habitat. - - Dave Nutter > On May 21, 2018, at 4:45 PM, Laura Stenzler wrote: > > Hi all, > We still have several pine siskins coming to our feeders. This afternoon I > saw a siskin fe

[cayugabirds-l] siskin young

2018-05-21 Thread Laura Stenzler
Hi all, We still have several pine siskins coming to our feeders. This afternoon I saw a siskin feeding two persistently begging fledglings. I didn't realize they breed around here! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cay

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin behavior

2018-01-15 Thread Asher Hockett
Been watching the Pine Siskins. They alternate at the same niger sock (one of two) and while one feeds the other fends off off other birds, including the multiple Bluejays. asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/Cayu

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Siskin

2015-04-23 Thread david nicosia
I have had 100-150 Pine Siskins at my feeders and in my yard that last two daysthey are cleaning my feeders out   From: Ann Mitchell To: "cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu" Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:50 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Siskin I just had 30 or so Pi

[cayugabirds-l] Siskin

2015-04-23 Thread Ann Mitchell
I just had 30 or so Pine Siskins at my feeders. Also, Purple Finch is hanging around. Ann Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfig