[Mnbird] A surfeit of blue jays

[Pamela Freeman]

Ah, very true. We did have a large red oak acorn mast this fall, and the
hazelnuts were plentiful, as well, around the yard and this area. So that
may help account for their numbers. We also counted a flicker on our CBC
tally, and have been seeing one hanging about our 'yard' as well. (Our yard
encompasses a larger area than most suburban ones, and also more variety of
habitat, but I use yard as the word to describe what I can see from the
windows of our house and the areas surrounding the house.
I know that flickers are not untold to be here during the winter, there are
reportings of them, but I have never seen one in midwinter before.

- Pamela
Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to
accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Unknown

“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
― Aldo Leopold
I am one who cannot.


On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:11 PM Steve Weston <sweston2g at gmail.com> wrote:

> It was a good year for mast (acorns & nuts) which would explain why both
> the jays and Red-headed Woodpeckers are around this winter. Several
> Christmas Bird Counts are reporting good numbers of jays, but I haven't
> seen enough reports to know if this is a local situation or widespread. We
> do know that it is a record year for Red-headed Woodpeckers.
>
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
> sweston2 at comcast.net
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 1:27 PM MARY ANN MCDOUGAL via Mnbird <
> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
>
>> We too have had many more than our usual number of Jays.
>> Also no Redpolls or Pine Siskins.
>> We had a Brown Creeper this morn, and the Tufted Titmouse is still here
>> after a brief hiatus the first week of the month to a nearby neighborhood.
>> We also have one Fox Sparrow who flocks with the Juncos.
>> Mary Ann McDougal
>> SW Lino Lakes
>> Anoka Co.
>>
>> > On Jan 18, 2020, at 1:04 PM, Pamela Freeman via Mnbird <
>> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Has anyone else noticed in their locations a surfeit of Jay's?
>> > We live in Oak Grove, northern Anoka county. I tallied 14 Jay's this
>> morning around my various feeders, and I am not at all certain I counted
>> them all.
>> > During the Cedar Creek CBC route we participated on we also had a
>> remarkable number of Jay's, only outnumbered by the chickadees.
>> >
>> > We have noticed this profusion of jays since the fall, at least.
>> >
>> > What so far is absent this winter, redpolls.
>> > At least here.
>> >
>> > Good birding, all,
>> > Pamela
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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