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Post by James on Mar 16, 2017 11:40:10 GMT -5
The birds I saw or heard this morning were: Magpie, Crow, Eurasian Dove, English Sparrow. There used to be loads of House Finches around, but they are missing in action.
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 16, 2017 16:20:18 GMT -5
I was down my brother's today, on a twisty, woodsy back road to get to his house... A red tailed hawk came out of nowhere, then flew in front of me and proceeded to 'escort me', along the street, to my brother's driveway, about 3 properties away...Then he flew off... It was the neatest thing...
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 16, 2017 20:19:51 GMT -5
We are hearing the Cardinals, seeing the Robins so far.
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Post by binnylou on Mar 16, 2017 20:35:58 GMT -5
We've had thousands...yes, I think thousands of blackbirds/starlings in our trees...poopin' everywhere. I go out on the deck with a castiron skillet and a ladle and make a bunch of noise. They leave in a black cloud, but come back.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 8:18:03 GMT -5
Had Purple Finches and House Finches here last week, but then we got hit with the storm. No idea where they are hiding now?
First Robin was a week ago.
We have Cardinals all winter, but they were mad at me the other day during the storm when the feeder was empty. The feed barrel was empty as well. I quickly remedied that situation the next morning when Lowes opened.
But the Sparrows that were feeding here all winter seemed to have found something tastier elsewhere? The Grackles and Pigeons usually follow them. Suits me just fine as long as the colourful birds keep coming here.
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Post by lisaann on Mar 19, 2017 11:37:11 GMT -5
I have a Hawk admiring my yard from the maple tree in the yard across the alley. He was preening hisself, but never spread out to dry his feathers from the overnight snow before he flew away.
I'm, not sure what type of hawk he is. His feathers had white markings on when he lifted up and away.
My camera cannot zoom in closer. It is fine for garden pictures, but faraway wildlife pictures is a different story.
Good thing I usually only take pictures in the yard and house.
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Post by lisaann on Mar 19, 2017 12:22:24 GMT -5
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Post by Jumping Owl on Apr 17, 2017 2:28:32 GMT -5
We have a couple of loud Cardinals/ Redbirds. They have a unique pattern to their singing. We sleep with the windows open and they wake me most mornings. In the evening, the Doves coo for us.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 18, 2017 5:27:25 GMT -5
Woodpeckers are noisy here these days. And BlueJays are bothering the Robins building a nest. Dad has several pairs of nesting Canadian Geese. They sure put up a ruckus when you are in their sight, you don't even have to be close. There was a big group of Grebes on the quarry last week. Dad calls them "hell divers", ducks that dive and stay down a long time. Fun to watch.
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Post by Jumping Owl on Apr 18, 2017 6:30:00 GMT -5
I'm listening to them now. I didn't used to pay much attention to them, but I do now. I look forward to waking up to their music. Although I didn't sleep a whole lot last night.
this morning I have one that sounds like.
Paturl, Paturl. what, what, what, what
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Post by binnylou on Apr 18, 2017 22:23:16 GMT -5
Catbird, mourning doves, and indigo bunting can be added to the local chorus. I was down at the garden tonight and the catbird was just chattering away...making all of his bird sounds. Hearing him tonight reminded me of why I enjoy working in the garden at dusk.
The Canada geese that nest at Neighbor Dave's pond are back. They do their morning flyover at about 8:25 every morning. It's always a noisy one, honking all the way. It's not uncommon to hear them late in the evening or during the night. I assume some threat is nearby and has them in defense mode.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 18, 2017 22:58:43 GMT -5
We get a lot of visitors at our small pond outside the dining/kitchen area window. Currently there are magpies, flickers, a couple of ravens, a juvenile hawk stopped by for a drink and I saw my first hummer yesterday!
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Post by brownrexx on Apr 19, 2017 6:58:50 GMT -5
We don't have magpies here and I know that they can cause a lot of damage where they live but I really liked seeing them when I visited Yellowstone several years ago. They're pretty.
I feed the birds all winter and the darn ingrates had the nerve to start taking bites out of my pea seedlings yesterday. I covered them with vinyl screening last night so they are now growing in their own private screened room. Darn house sparrows! I know it's them.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 19, 2017 10:18:45 GMT -5
I agree that magpies really are a beautiful bird. But aggressive and noisy! They built a nest one year in one of our piñon pine trees. We had thought "how cool" Wrong! The nest was about 4' wide!! There were 6 babies and when they got older.... the noise!! -it took over our peaceful space. And they pushed out all the other birds that came to the pond for water.
Now, at the first signs of nest building, hubby is out there with a ladder and broom handle, to dismantle any sticks and tiny branches being assembled. It takes several times over several days but they finally move on.
We don't feed the birds. We figure there is plenty of opportunity for them at other feeders and wild growth/worms and insects, etc. But water is a real issue here, for all wild life. So our pond offers precious water to them. We had a beautiful bobcat stop by this winter. And it is so entertaining to watch birds bathe and play in our pond.
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Post by OregonRed on Apr 21, 2017 10:48:33 GMT -5
this time of year the jays come around looking for nest building materials. I always put out yarn and thread hand it in the bushes. last couple days, a little tiny finch of some kind was attempting to pull threads out of a towel I have draped over something - didn't succeed
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