From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Nov 19 21:38:16 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iAK5a2jn011065 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:36:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from web81706.mail.yahoo.com (web81706.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.37.137]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id iAK5YDVC011018 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:34:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Received: from [64.170.152.31] by web81706.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:34:07 PST Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:34:07 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Power <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] rbNuthatch To: [[email protected]], [[email protected]] In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] David, Jim, Bruce Paige, (from San Mateo, now from Gustavus/Glacier Bay) reported a spike in red-breasted nuthatches in SE Alaska last month. Matt Brooks confirmed w/sightings of a rather remarkable flock estimated at 50+ outside of Juneau in September. I won't venture a guess as to what's going on, other than to say that what we're experiencing does not appear to be local. Bob Power Oakland, CA At Gustavus, I've been impressed by the numbers of nuthatches around, and can't remember seeing similar concentrations over the years here. There are several distinct flocks of 6-9 nuthatches each using feeders this winter, and where ever I walk their "beep"s are frequently present. Is this just a local phenomenum, or are there other SE areas that are experiencing concentrations of nuthatches of this magnitude? It really is quite remarkable! bbpaige Heya -- Here in Juneau we had quite an invasion of RB Nuthatches during the month of September. I was logging 4 to 8 nuthatches every time I went birding. On Sept.25, my wife and I ran into the largest group of RBNU that I've ever heard of; we counted over 50, and there were many more than that in the nearby trees. The flock was almost all nuthatches, with only a couple juncos for company. Matt Brooks _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]