on my back porch this morning. On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 6:02 AM, Margaret Bowman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > -- Karen H. Martens 293 Ceramic Drive Columbus, OH 43214 614-261-0143 (home) 614-607-1905 (mobile) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]