Maine-birds is an email forum devoted to the discussion of birds and birding in the state of Maine. The primary function of the list is to provide an efficient means of reporting wild bird sightings in the state.
Monday 16 October 2017
Re: [Maine-birds] Where'd all my feeder birds go?
The same thing has happened in my neck of the woods. Everyone I've talked to (of those who have feeders) says the same thing. Not even chickadees and nuthatches are appearing. I've noticed this phenomenon before, but it doesn't happen every year. I speculate that it has to to with an abundance of wild feed, but I'm not sure. In the past when this has happened, the birds didn't return in numbers until snow covered the ground. One reason I think it has something to do with wild feed is the fact that the squirrels (both Gray and Red) left at the same time as the birds. The only solution is to got to the coast for "therapy." :-) There's always something along the coast.
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