Bird Watch 2006

[chessiegirl]

Came home from church today to find a house finch sitting on my front walk. He didn't fly off like the birds normally do when we approach so I suspected something was wrong. This was confirmed by the fact that I could walk up in back of it and pick it up

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[jigsawpig]

I am very impressed. Does this mean you have to feed them as well? And, what happens to all your finches in the winter?

[chessiegirl]

I've been feeding them all along anyway, for years and years. Bird feeding is a big hobby in Michigan, especially when the colder weather hits and the birds have a hard time finding food. The house finches stay around all winter but some of the other birds like the robin leave. As we lose birds to the south, more species of birds migrate down from Canada and "over-winter" here in Michigan because it's warmer, lol. They're called Dark Eyed Juncos or the more common name, Snowbirds. That's why the people in Florida call the retirees who come down from the north for the winter months, snowbirds. Just a bit of Michigan trivia.