Good one.

Don’t run out of seed or you may have to call Tippi Hedren for an emergency consult. 

Tom M., I’m happy to share the siskins. When I lived in Sandpoint, I got to name my road. I had heaps of Siskins, there, too, so I named it Siskin Lane. That was fun. 

Ha! D and B Supply love me, usually on Boise Ave., but they were out yesterday so I braved the roads and hit the Overland store. I use sunflower hearts in the 18 lb. bags despite the expense of it all because there’s not as much mess. Usually I apply the seed sparingly on the ground and reserve the rest for the squirrel-proof feeders, except over the past few days with all the snow, I threw down an abundance to help them out. I also put out dove and quail food for the two dove species. Saw only one American Goldfinch in the gathering this a.m., but no lessers. Lots of juncos, chickadees, and house finches, of course. Downy’s on the suet. One Anna’s Hummingbird at my heated feeder. I got up in the middle of the night to replace the frozen (heated) feeder. My reward for this, a screech owl calling, and Ursa Major overhead. The immature male made it through those cold nights. Amazing. 

Cool.

This is about a fourth of the pine siskins that are feeding in my backyard right now.