Greetings, This morning it was warm enough to walk the perimeter of the property as I fed the birds. We have downy, hairy, red bellied and pileated woodpeckers pounding on dead trees and at the feeders. I've also had an abundance of pine siskins at my feeders here in Wakeman, Lorain County all winter. While they all appear to be in excellent health, a fellow birder who lives in North Carolina is reporting sick pine siskins showing up at feeders. I wonder if there is any evidence of a problem here in Ohio ? Here is her inquiry and symptoms reported: "'I've had several e-mails from the carolina bird list about sick pine siskins. Here are the symptoms: puffy, and lethargic. I have seen one at my feeder with the same symptoms. You can practically walk right up to them and it won't move. With all the posts it seems to be wide spread in the carolinas. It isn't affecting goldfinches or purple finches, just pine siskins. Just wondering if you are seeing any of these signs out your way as well?" ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]