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Very snowy birds
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Very snowy birds
- From: Steven P Shultz <tropicbird@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:06:35 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Well, this is a first for me in NC. We have at least 15 inches of snow
on the ground. I had to cut a trench back to the feeders to keep from
flooding my boots everytime I went back, which has been pretty frequently
today. I tried spreading seed on the ground, but the snow soon covered
it. I thought it was a waste until I realized those enterprising Juncos
and WT Sparrows were finding it under the snow and digging it out.
Pretty smart but I guess you have to be in this kind of weather. Had a
first ever Purple Finch, and a Fox Sparrow that shows up only
occassionaly. A Ruby Crowned Kinglet spent the better part of the day
under the suet feeder. I guess she knew a good thing when she found it.
She didn't budge even when I was less than 2 feet away. I'll have to try
for some pics tomorrow.
Glad to hear the Hampstead hummers are doing well. How 'bout the Chapel
Hill birds?
Soon to have a serious case of cabin fever,
Steve Shultz
home e-mail: tropicbird@juno.com
9 miles SE of Cary, NC
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