Our siskins are generally tame. I can approach within a few feet of the feeders before they flee. And they don't seem to react at all to my calling the cat, whereas the jays and squirrels run like heck.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:24 AM, John Confer <con...@ithaca.edu> wrote: > Two days ago (3 June) I heard what I thought was siskin calls near our > feader and yesterday two landed on our feeder while at least one more was > in a nearby tree. One at the feeder was extremely tame allowing approach > within a few feet. Seemed like possible fledgling, but that's only a guess. > I haven't heard/seen any other siskins since winter incursion. If they > nested in the area, it wasn't very close. > > > John > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --