Hello all, Pine Siskins have indeed bred in numbers this year at many large conifer-dominated state forests. While out doing crossbill surveys the past few months I've observed them almost every time at nearly every location (Summerhill and Bear Swamp; Madison, Onondaga, and Chenango Counties location I go to) since November....and there are still birds heard (at least as of May) at many state forests in CNY. They have bred in numbers at Summerhill State Forest and areas like it in 2001, 2004, 2009 (less so), and 2012. When I lived in Madison County in 2004 I had flocks of 20-30 through at least mid July....many of them were juvies that we had banded.
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