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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Walter Fisher on April 23, 2016, 09:48:07 PM

Title: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Walter Fisher on April 23, 2016, 09:48:07 PM

Today I had 4 Goldfinches and a Pine Siskin visit my finch feeders.  Actually the Siskin visited twice...that I saw anyway.  Wonderful to see after a long winter of 0 finches at those feeders!  When I did have Goldfinches visit the yard over the winter they preferred to eat the seeds from the native wildflowers instead of the nyjer seed.  That was a good thing!

Good birding,
Walter :)

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Napper on April 24, 2016, 12:41:29 PM

Cool!

That's kinda funny I was gonna post  about hearing Pine Siskins here in Milton on Friday.

I thought I was hearing a mimick.

 The bird(s) are still here today near my feeder with a group of Gold Finches.

Napper :D

p.s. Spotted a Merlin flying over my yard in Milton a couple days ago. Not a common sighting for here.

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Pat Hodgson on April 25, 2016, 09:22:37 AM

I had a few in my yard April 21-22-23 or so.  Lots moving through, I guess.

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: cairnstone on April 25, 2016, 06:27:56 PM

I've had Pine Siskins at the feeder 5 days in a row now. That's pretty unusual. I have also heard them during that period when out doing yard work. Maybe they are going to nest nearby?

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Walter Fisher on April 27, 2016, 12:58:05 PM

An update to my original post...

Two Siskins for 5 days straight now.  Great to see that my new finch feeder setup is working just fine.  I've had 2 Goldfinches for several days but they prefer to eat black oil sunflower seeds instead.

Good birding,
Walter :)

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: winz on April 27, 2016, 04:16:07 PM

I haven't had any in my backyard, this year yet.. at least not while I was looking.. I had a few in May last year and some in May 2013.

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Walter Fisher on May 02, 2016, 08:14:46 PM

Today while taking a short break from gardening I had the two Pine Siskins fly in and land on the nyjer feeders.  Great to see as they weren't around over the weekend.....actually neither was I.  :roll:

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1477/26716106781_2afa0c7fb1_z.jpg)

Good birding,
Walter :)

Title: Re: Pine Siskin - Toronto
Post by: Walter Fisher on May 13, 2016, 09:36:22 PM

Amazing that this pair is still coming to my feeders several times a day.

Good birding,
Walter :)