We have "lost" all of our birds. There's just one lone woodpecker occasionally at the suet. It's been like this all week. I suspect a big hawk visited the yard and made off with one of the denizens, maybe even a squirrel.
This happens periodically and the birds just disappear for a while. No idea where they go. I really miss seeing Mr. and Mrs. Finch eating seeds and all the little nuthatches, chicadees, the downy and hairy woodpeckers, the new flicker, the tufted titmice, the cardinal--my whole gang. It's sad.
Once when we lived in Wellesley a big hawk swooped down and carried off a squirrel. We saw it happen here to a bluejay. Causes extreme terror. My poor little critters.
At least our cats, who each tip the scale at 14 pounds are way too porky to be hauled off. They stay inside, anyway, except that Thisbe takes the air on the porch for a minute or two on a nice day.
As of Tuesday, I won't be blogging for 11 days as we take a long-delayed vacation, a real one, not just the quickie weekend kind. On the cheap, as usual.
The cats have a special sitter from the vet's office who can administer pills and injections. The instructions cover more than one page.
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So sorry about your birds! It happens here (California coast), too. Also, finches have about a 50-mile range, so you never know when they'll show up in a given area. They are probably just fine--but I know how it is to miss them.
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