lagte pine siskins?

[jennm...@aol.com]

I was surprised to have 4 or 5 Pine Siskins at my feeder this morning. Shouldn't they already be nesting on their breeding grounds far up North??

Jennifer McKown

Brookfield NH

[Bill Chaisson]

Many of the northern finches nest opportunistically. If there is a lot of food wherever they happen to be, they sometimes build nests and reproduce right there.

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[Steven Lamonde]

A colleague of mine found a loose colony of Pine Siskin nests in Strafford this past Friday. The nests had begging young birds, actively attended by their parents.

Steven Lamonde

Hancock, NH

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I, too, have been surprised to see a small flock of pine siskins dominating the feeder the past few days, especially since I didn't see a single siskin on the feeder all winter. (Merlin did hear them occasionally in the treetops, so I guess they were around.) I can't remember ever seeing them in Amherst this late into spring, although due to bears I rarely have the feeder up this late - just putting it out in the day until I finish up the last bag of birdseed.

Greg Carter

Amherst, NH