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Birding Reports => Migration Movements => Topic started by: Leslie on March 25, 2010, 05:58:03 PM

Title: House Finches
Post by: Leslie on March 25, 2010, 05:58:03 PM

A pair of house finches in my backyard (near High Park) Tuesday & yesterday.  I haven't seen them all winter--can I still count them as migrants or are they just a sign of spring?  Do we have a forum for signs of spring?

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Post by: JW Mills on March 25, 2010, 07:00:50 PM

I can't answer your question but I can tell you that there were a few at Lambton Woods all winter.

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Post by: kuips on March 26, 2010, 06:52:31 AM

I had house finches at my feeder near Hamilton all winter....

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Post by: Misty01 on March 26, 2010, 08:16:44 AM

All my finches left for the winter and I just noticed 2 am. goldfinches and 4 house finches this morning at the feeder. :D

Title: House Finches
Post by: Margaret on March 26, 2010, 10:43:28 PM

I've had a couple of house finches and about 8 goldfinches all winter here in Brampton. The latter are looking pretty now, tho' somewhat patchy, in their spring outfits.
Interesting to see a robin on the back fence while a couple of juncos are still around. Grackles have moved in, also a couple of mourning doves - I wonder if it's the same pair as last year, they sit in the same spot.
About 2 dozen starlings did a quick fly in one day this week but left as quickly as they came.
Happy to se a GB heron fly over the local plaza yesterday.
Soon be in the Florida Panhandle (a new area for me) so looking forward to some great birding.

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Post by: Leslie on March 31, 2010, 04:30:32 PM

Mine were gathering nesting material.