Re: fat birdies

How odd - I wonder why?  Anyone?

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Peggy Elliott" <pegster57@ntelos.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:43:42 -0500

>When I lived in Wisconsin the robins migrated south.  Now I live in Central
>Virginia, and I think some do, but not all.
>
>-Peg
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:31 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>
>
>> Do robins fly South for the winter? We still have them, but y'all never
>> mention them up North. We also get the goldfinches in winter duds. But
>> they go back North in summer. I've seen them up in Claremore - very
>> pretty in their summer/mating plumage.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:37:08 EST
>>
>> >In a message dated 01/22/2003 6:53:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> >gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
>> >
>> >> How do y'all up North keep your biries going in such abominable cold??
>Just
>> >> curious.....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >Always put seed out the night before so they will have something first
>thing
>> >in the morning if we should happen to sleep late (doesn't often happen.)
>We
>> >feed only sunflower hearts, which all sorts of birds seem quite happy
>with.
>> >We also hang wire cages of a suet-peanut mix purchased from Duncraft, or
>my
>> >own peanutbutter-oatmeal-sunflower seed mix, which is their very
>favorite.
>> >We have to bring my home-made mix in when the @#$$%^ starlings arrive,
>> >because they can finish a cake of it in minutes.
>> >I worry about our birds in this cold - it's 8 degrees here right now and
>so
>> >windy the wind-chill must be 15 below - but the number of birds seems to
>> >increase rather than decrease.  I counted 7 tufted titmice visible at one
>> >time this morning, in addition to five downy woodpeckers, several
>chickadees
>> >and a couple of nuthatches.  We also have cardinals, blue jays, Carolina
>> >wrens, a regular flock of about 15 doves, red-bellied woodpeckers.
>> >white-throated sparrows, goldfinches and a few either purple or house
>finches
>> >(I'm not sure which) and one rufous-sided towhee who has been around all
>> >winter and visits the feeder regularly.  This is the first year I have
>seen
>> >him in the winter - usually just  in the spring.These are the regulars.
>> >Others stray in from time to time - saw a red-tailed hawk sitting in a
>tree
>> >the other day, but he flew away without doing any damage.  There is a
>large
>> >flock of crows that are based near here and come by a few times each
>day -
>> >and then those plagued starlings.  I keep telling myself that they're
>God's
>> >creatures too, and need something to eat just as much as the others, but
>> >they're so greedy and noisy.
>> >Stay warm.  Auralie - Westchester County, NY - Z5
>> >
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX/zone 8A
>>
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