Re: NEW YEAR'S ROLL CALL!!

JDoe here. Just northwest of Boston not too far from the ocean breezes.
Here I am taking care of my elderly (and I do mean ELDERLY) father until I
can no longer do so. We've had an over-abundance of juncos this year. I
don't understand it. Flocks and flocks of them. Black-eyed juncos from "up
north" who perch on birdfeeders! I've never seen a junco perch on a
birdfeeder until I came here to my father's home. Up in NH, VT and Maine,
black-eyed juncos are ground-feeders and never perch. But here they are
glued to my perching thistle-feeder that was meant for goldfinches, summer
and winter. The juncos also frequent my caged assorted seeds tube and perch
there too. My dad loves any birds. Many birds. And of any stripe or
color. He is totally fascinated by them all. Great entertainment for
seniors and for us, really.

Other than the many dozens of flocks of juncos, we have the typical House
Sparrows, occasion other Sparrows, Rock Doves (sounds so much better than
"pigeon"), Mourning Doves, black-capped Chickadees, cardinals, tufted
titmouses, white-breasted nuthatches, Downey Woodpeckers, Flying-overhead
hawks -- mostly Red-Tailed Hawks -- wherein all birds disappear! And, oh,
yeah, blue jays, crows, and an occasional Herring Gull . . . looking for
human food. Fat squirrels, chipmunks, and once in awhile Mr. Possum will
wonder by in the deep of night upsetting the indoor cat who loves to jump
against the boxed window making ungodly noises telling Mr. Possum not to
trespass! This possum won't listen and refuses to hibernate.

My isp isn't downloading rec.birds upon request . . . or else my email
client needs adjustment. In any event, if I don't respond immediately,
please understand that I most likely cannot read regularly what you've
posted.

Regards.
-- JDoe


"Frieda" <FriedaFromSC@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:27512-495CD52C-6603@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wishing all bird lovers a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Please remember to tell everyone where you live and a little about
yourself. There are new folks dropping in and it's nice to get to know
each other. Also what birds are at your feeders?

Frieda from SC. Retired SC state emp.
Enjoy watching the birds in my back yard. Altho for the past few months,
a neighbor cat stalks the birds in my yard--so the birds don't come as
often nor do I have the same crowd as before (the cat).

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