Reporting in from nearby, Tom, I had a flock of 40 observed from my backyard on 12/30, too early for the 2024 WInter Bird Challenge, but had 8 on 1//2/24. These are eBIrdable observations but my listening/detection BirdNET-Pi device has logged at least one flyover most days since early November (this is unvetted and occasionally LEGO’s give a call that gets a PISI false positive) with a surge between dates I mentioned. So interesting to get a 24×7 read on our neighborhood birdlife. Pine Siskin sharing the stage with Pine Grosbeak this year!

Speaking for Gem County, we’ve been seeing large groups, 100 or more, primarily of pine siskins with mixed finches all along JAG, Sandhollow, and Van Deusen Rds.  They’re also at our feeders but so far only in pairs.

Linda Wentz 

On Jan 6, 2024, at 10:08 PM, bike4birds <tmccabe9@…> wrote:

Is anybody else in the Boise area getting visited by Pine Siskins? I’ve had an occasional visit by 1 over the past 2 weeks, but today there were at least 4 at my feeders, competing with all the regulars. Never saw one all last winter, but the year before they were here in force. Not sure if that means we’re in for a more wintry winter. Time will tell.

Tom McCabe, Boise