I think there is a movement of house finches.  When I was banding I saw a
definite decline in numbers in mid September.  I saw very modest numbers in
the winter and a sharp increase in April.  This year was odd in that I have
had quite a few house finches all winter.  There has been a slight decline
since the first week of January, but I am definitely seeing a lot more this
winter than in quite a few winters.  Typically I see no more than 20-30
birds in the winter.  This year I have been seeing twice that number.  I
never did see  a decrease this past September.  I feed birds year round and
typically in the winter my feeders don't drop as much as they do in the
summer.  This year has been different.  There have been a lot more
goldfinches this winter also.

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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