Plenty of birds still coming to my feeder (black-oil sunflower seeds) in West End, Ithaca: sparrows, chickadees, cardinals, finches, and a junco and maybe a catbird today. Recently blue jays, nuthatches. Also the usual squirrels are busy.
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote: > Interesting to see that this is happening on a widespread basis. I had > been going through mealworms, suet, and thistle seed in my feeders like > crazy and then all of a sudden -- no birds. I figured it probably had to do > with the abundance of wild food available. I'm glad that seems to be the > consensus. > > Melanie > > > On 10/18/2017 1:39 PM, Glenn Wilson wrote: > > Same thing in Union Center near Endicott. > > I was scared it may have been due to West Niles Virus. We have, however a > good assortment of Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Downey Hairy > Red-bellied and Pileated as well as a resident Golden-crowned Kinglet all > in the trees berry bushes and shorter plants with seeds. > > Thanks Kevin for reassuring us they will come back to the feeders! > > Glenn Wilson > Endicott, NY > www.WilsonsWarbler.com > > On Oct 18, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > This seems to be a widespread phenomenon. There is just so much food in > the woods right now, with huge crops of seeds and fruits that the birds > don’t need our feeders. They’ll be back. > > > > Kevin McGowan > > > > *From:* bounce-121960930-3493...@list.cornell.edu [ > mailto:bounce-121960930-3493...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-121960930-3493...@list.cornell.edu>] *On Behalf Of *debby > mcnaughton > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2017 1:08 PM > *To:* Catherine Cooke <ccooke...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* Barbara B. Eden <b...@cornell.edu>; Donna Lee Scott < > d...@cornell.edu>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are all my feeder birds > > > > I live in Canandaigua and the same thong here, very few birds compared to > last year. The sunflower seeds have been hardly touched by the few > chickadees, nuthatch and some gold finches. > > > > On Oct 18, 2017 1:05 PM, "Catherine Cooke" <ccooke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I notice the same thing at my apartment at North Woods. > > I filled my seed feeder up a few weeks ago and have had very few > visitors. Usually, it is empty in a few days. > > But the Downy Woodpeckers are still coming to my suet feeders, but not as > frequently. > > I have not seen a squirrel in a long time. > > > > Cathy Cooke > > > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> > wrote: > > Same here on Lansing Station Rd. > > Few feeder birds, last few weeks, & no squirrels, when I usually have 10. > > I thought this might be due to birds & SQs finding seeds & nuts from fall > harvest in plants/trees nearby. > > > > However, this morning I heard a "dawn chorus" in woods across street. > Mostly Blue Jays I think. > > Many come to my seeds on ground. > > > Donna Scott > > Lansing > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 18, 2017, at 12:47 PM, Barbara B. 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