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Based on no siskins yet, I claim myself to be beyond meritorious and to be illustrious! (I did get a new feeder bird the other day when a Pileated Woodpecker discovered the suet.) Linda Frederick Rolla, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edge" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: Re: In my Kirkwood yard, 11/25 Pine siskin, finally! > Bob, et al. > > Clearly, the sighting of Pine Siskins in one's backyard/on one's own > feeders is a matter of merit. However, unlike most meritorious matters, > this one is inverse to the degree of merit. That is, those among us who > are the most deserving are seeing them AFTER those of lesser degree of > merit. > > Supporting this hypothesis are the "checking in" on the listserve by > individuals who have been graced by siskins. Very late sighters include > Jo Ann Eldridge, a very meritorious individual. > > Those of you who remain siskinless are most assuredly the most highly > meritorious Mobirders. It follows that the last to see them is the > finest of the fine. > > Keep lookin', Bob, Sherry and all you other very good folks. > > Edge Wade > Columbia, MO > [log in to unmask] > > On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:39 PM, Bob Lewis wrote: > >> Truthfully, I feel rather insulted. I feel that it was me that >> discovered Pine Siskins in the middle 70s. Others in Farmington are >> seeing them but to date I've not seen a single 21st Century Pine Siskin >> Bob Lewis [log in to unmask] >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry McCowan" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:25 PM >> Subject: Re: In my Kirkwood yard, 11/25 Pine siskin, finally! >> >> >>> Well, I'm still not a member of the feeder siskin club. I did have a >>> nice Thanksgiving Day bird, though, one that was on my yard wish >>> ist - Fox Sparrow. It stayed in the yard for about 3 hours. >>> >>> Yesterday an immature Red-tailed Hawk caught one of the neighborhood >>> pigeons and ate it in a tree across the alley. >>> >>> Sherry McCowan >>> Saint Louis, Missouri >>> >>> On Nov 25, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Margy Terpstra wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> About 12:45 today, I finally had a lone Pine Siskin checking out the >>>> feeders. He visited the safflower, niger and back to another >>>> safflower before leaving. I'm hoping he went to tell his friends at >>>> Powder Valley. (Thanks to Tom Bailey, who I think brought him in for >>>> me!) >>>> >>>> Also had a Hairy WP and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker among the usual >>>> suspects. Two Red-breasted Nuthatches are frequently at the peanut >>>> feeder, along with White-breasted, Cardinals, Titmice and Chickadees. >>>> It's become a very popular feeder. >>>> >>>> Margy Terpstra >>>> Kirkwood, St. Louis County, MO >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> ########################################################### >>>> * Audubon Society of Missouri's * >>>> * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * >>>> *---------------------------------------------------------* >>>> * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * >>>> * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * >>>> *---------------------------------------------------------* >>>> * To access the list archives, click here: * >>>> * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * >>>> * * >>>> * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * >>>> * Site: http://mobirds.org * >>>> ########################################################### >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> ########################################################### >>> * Audubon Society of Missouri's * >>> * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * >>> *---------------------------------------------------------* >>> * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * >>> * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * >>> *---------------------------------------------------------* >>> * To access the list archives, click here: * >>> * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * >>> * * >>> * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * >>> * Site: http://mobirds.org * >>> ########################################################### >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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