tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post7077070474540680586..comments2023-10-18T04:26:36.875-04:00Comments on Roundtop Ruminations: More siskins than ever before!Carolyn Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-82523901295623671212009-03-16T20:47:00.000-04:002009-03-16T20:47:00.000-04:00Sadly, the squirrels got too bad at the feeder and...Sadly, the squirrels got too bad at the feeder and it was taken down. Funny, there's not too much info on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-6465136038383284112009-03-16T14:44:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:44:00.000-04:00Lynne: great questions all. My suspicion is that ...Lynne: great questions all. My suspicion is that the birds are moving north, one warm day at a time. Hawks migrate north on southery winds, why not finch and redpolls? And those southerly winds often come just ahead of a cold front (which ends up bringing NW winds). Birds don't like to move on a headwind, so when the winds turn, they don't move for a few days. Snow geese and tundra swans follow open water north, usually stopping at the last open water until the ice opens on the next lake or pond to the north. <BR/><BR/>you're right about the juncos, too. There's no staging or gathering. One day they are simply gone.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn h.Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-2117409641597188752009-03-16T14:16:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:16:00.000-04:00I was wondering the same thing about the Redpolls ...I was wondering the same thing about the Redpolls at my feeders at home. All winter I've had 2-4 Redpolls but last week on the day BEFORE the weather warmed and the winds came around from the southeast I counted 100+ Redpolls in an absolute feeding frenzy!<BR/>Would the increased numbers be birds that have come ahead of the weather? Do the numbers increase as southern birds arrive adding to mine? Does the back edge of migration increase in numbers as it moves or do they all start north at the same time and remain spread out?<BR/>I've never noticed the numbers of Juncos increase before they leave. Just one day- they're gone.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com