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Re: Regarding juncos arriving, Muskingum County
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Karen Martens <[log in to unmask]>
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Karen Martens <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Nov 2015 07:36:19 -0500
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on my back porch this morning.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 6:02 AM, Margaret Bowman <[log in to unmask]>
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> I've been seeing them almost everywhere I've been birding the last few
> days.
> Yesterday, I birded several locations in Auglaize County, and had them in
> each location.  Largest flocks were at the St. Marys Fish Hatchery and Fort
> Amanda Memorial Park.
>
> Margaret Bowman
> Licking County
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Regarding juncos arriving, Muskingum County
>
> Almost two weeks ago, October 23, I had a brief glimpse of a dark,
> sparrow-size bird with white lateral tail feathers flitting away from me
> through the browning goldenrod on our farm. My inclination was "junco," and
> I would bet I was right. But I haven't seen any others since.
>
> I had a similar experience a few years back, and even earlier in October.
> That time I got a clear look, and I recall it was actually October single
> digits, maybe the eighth or ninth. I will look it up when I find the time.
>
> Juncos almost never come to the ground below our feeders until the ground
> freezes solid and hard. I think there probably is so much native food in
> these parts that they don't have to.
>
> I'm waiting to see them in numbers in the scrubby field or the forest edge.
> Soon...
>
> Bob Evans
> Geologist, etc.
> Hopewell Township, Muskingum County
>
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Karen H. Martens
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