Juncos

[Mike Ruzich]

Juncos are here.
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[Reid Carron]

This scout showed up this morning about 8 AM and since then has been jousting with the squirrels for leftovers beneath the location of a now-dismantled feeder. 

Reid Carron

3100 Hartley Point Road

Ely, Minnesota 55731

cell 218-232-0622

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 9:52 AM Mike Ruzich <michae...@att.net> wrote:

Juncos are here.
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[Mindy Shulfer]

I saw one Junco last weekend. Overall, I'm very disappointed with the few numbers of birds that have been around. The feeder only attracted a few black capped Chickadees and one or two Nuthatches. Is this a trend, what are other people experiencing? I'm on the south side of Ely on White Iron Lake.

And my city sightings have really taken a hit this year, other than a few sparrows and a Flicker, it's been way too quiet at our place.

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[Mike Ruzich]

I’m 3/4 mile west of White Iron. Really all I’ve had all winter have been chickadees and a daily red breasted nuthatch. I did get some pine grosbeaks for a short period of time, and plenty of blue jays.

Raven feeder attracted ravens and the occasional Canada Jay. I wonder if the devastating effects of spruce budworm on balsam fir have an overall affect on what we see. I used to get a ton of different seed eaters come in.

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On Mar 31, 2026, at 2:47 PM, Mindy Shulfer <mindys...@gmail.com> wrote: