hammy@bagheera.ctt.bellcore.com (John G. Smith) (10/19/90)
Winter would appear to have officially started. The first of our backyard "winter" species - about a dozen white-thorated sparrows - showed up yesterday, and have been kicking and shuffling through the fallen leaves ever since. Next in should be the juncos. John. _____ John G. Smith email : hammy@ctt.bellcore.com RRC 1H-213 phone : (201) 699-4530
grp@Unify.com (Greg Pasquariello) (10/20/90)
In article <28014@bellcore.bellcore.com>, hammy@bagheera.ctt.bellcore.com (John G. Smith) writes: > Winter would appear to have officially started. The first of our > backyard "winter" species - about a dozen white-thorated sparrows - > showed up yesterday, and have been kicking and shuffling through the > fallen leaves ever since. Next in should be the juncos. > We've had juncos for about 3 weeks now, but Golden-crowned sparrows just came in. I'm still waiting for Steller's Jays. I'm hoping to get some Solitaires locally this winter too. Lord knows we have enough berries to feed an army. Bohemian Waxwings would really be nice! > John. > _____ > > > John G. Smith email : hammy@ctt.bellcore.com > RRC 1H-213 phone : (201) 699-4530 -- -Greg Pasquariello grp@unify.com
rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) (10/22/90)
In article <28014@bellcore.bellcore.com> hammy@bagheera.ctt.bellcore.com (John G. Smith) writes: > > Winter would appear to have officially started. The first of our > backyard "winter" species - about a dozen white-thorated sparrows - > showed up yesterday, and have been kicking and shuffling through the > fallen leaves ever since. Next in should be the juncos. We saw our first juncos (all females) of the autumn here on Oct. 14. No white-throateds yet, although they are less frequent than juncos. Typical dates for junco arrival and departure in our area (west of Boston) are Oct. 15 and April 15. Their appearance at our feeders are framed pretty closely by those dates most years, although it is not unusual to get a straggler several days later in April. -- - Ron Mura, Boston, Mass. rmura@world.std.com