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RE: earlybird birds



On Sunday afternoon I watched one White-throated Sparrow cleaning up after 
the Cardinals under my sunflower seed feeder.  This is was earliest I've 
seen them at my home.
William J. Warfel
Fayetteville

-----Original Message-----
From:	Rob G. [SMTP:thrush@hotmail.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, October 09, 2001 6:24 PM
To:	Carolinabirds@duke.edu
Subject:	Re: earlybird birds


W. Cook wrote:
>  I've been hearing reports of cone crop
>failures up north this year, so we could be in for a winter finch
>invasion.

Jonathan Steere, in N. Durham reported to me seeing Wh-Thrtd.Sparrows in 
his
yard this past weekend, RC Kinglets the week before, and RB Nuthatches the
week before that -- he too speculated that food shortages up north from a
dry summer were driving birds south early and to anticipate a good birding
winter.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**Rob Gluck
Chapel Hill
thrush@hotmail.com
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