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Re: Pine Siskins



There has been one coming to the feeders at Baker's Mtn. Park in
southwestern Catawba County for a couple of weeks.  This is the only report
of Siskins I've had this winter.

Dwayne
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Dwayne Martin
Foothills Bird Club
Conover, NC
redxbill@conninc.com
http://www.geocities.com/foothillsbirdclub/



----- Original Message -----
From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
To: CarolinaBirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: RFI: Pine Siskins


>
> Has anyone seen any Pine Siskins in the Carolinas this winter?
>
> In the 1980s the species was among the most common here at Hilton
> Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, but in recent years the
> numbers have plummeted to almost zero, and I've seen none yet this
> winter.
>
> Happy Nature Watching,
>
> BILL
> --
>
> BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
> Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
> 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
> hilton@hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845
>
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> conserve plants, animals, and other natural components of the
> Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
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>
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> watch the sunset." BHjr.
>