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Are the Juncos down this winter? posted by David Fankhauser on February 21, 2010 at 17:08:13

Re: Are the Juncos down this winter? posted by Bill Stanley on February 22, 2010 at 04:51:26

Re: Are the Juncos down this winter? posted by Erich Baumgardner on February 22, 2010 at 08:10:37

Re: Are the Juncos down this winter? posted by Joshua Eastlake on February 22, 2010 at 11:43:30

Re: Are the Juncos down this winter? posted by Kathi Hutton on February 22, 2010 at 22:09:48

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	Are the Juncos down this winter?         posted by David Fankhauser on February 21, 2010 at 17:08:13
	In contrast to the past 35 winters, I have seen ZERO Juncos here on Nine Mile Road (near Woodland Mount Park) this year (tho I have seen them in low numbers elsewhere). I am curious whether it is a general phenomenon, or a striking example of micro-ecosystem variation. I am sure they must be around, but wonder if anyone knows the specifics of Junco migration, and whether they have a small repeated territory during winter residence.
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	Re: Are the Juncos down this winter?         posted by Bill Stanley on February 22, 2010 at 04:51:26
	Hi David, My feeling is that junco numbers are about normal here in Williamsburg. I haven't dug into my notes yet to prove this but I did look at ebird data for all of Ohio last Jan/Feb and this Jan/Feb. Again this was a very quick look and I didn't have much time to analyze the results, but it looks like junco sightings for Ohio are slightly down, but not a significant amount. You can explore the ebird data at ebird.org.
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	Re: Are the Juncos down this winter?         posted by Erich Baumgardner on February 22, 2010 at 08:10:37
	We generally have a few to a dozen a more in our yard and feeder each winter - no exception this year. With the additional snow, they have been more active around the feeders (but have had to compete with a few tree sparrows and more song sparrows).
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	Re: Are the Juncos down this winter?         posted by Joshua Eastlake on February 22, 2010 at 11:43:30
	They seem to be down in general, but on a visit to Spring Grove during January, I saw a flock of 35-40 of them.
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	Re: Are the Juncos down this winter?         posted by Kathi Hutton on February 22, 2010 at 22:09:48
	Although I don't have accurate records, my gut feeling is that I am seeing the usual number of juncos at my home feeders. I couldn't comment on numbers in the field.
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