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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jan 27, 2019 11:07:02 GMT -5
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Post by binnylou on Jan 27, 2019 12:16:42 GMT -5
Late afternoon and I counted 21 Cardinals feeding out front. They moved on, and 7 deer moved in...out in our driveway. The deer have become regulars at the bird feeding area. Yesterday afternoon, we had 7 of them. Pressure for food must be increasing because two of them were reared up on hind legs, fighting. Fearing vehicle damage, we shooed them away.
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Post by James on Feb 4, 2019 16:28:33 GMT -5
"The deer have become regulars at the bird feeding area"
Interesting. I have never had deer show any interest in the bird feeder.
Sparrows: would you say flock?
Juncos: would you say flock?
I dunno, suffice it to say there are sure a lot of Juncos and E Sparrows coming to my bird feeder, along with a couple Magpies. (I toss a handful of dry catfood on the feeder for the Magpies)
Used to get some Finches, but they are MIA.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Feb 6, 2019 15:58:54 GMT -5
Out of the blue, I've been gifted 40 pounds (!) of mixed bird seed by my son. I go through about 5 pounds per winter (it's quite tasty! ;)), so I'm passing some along to others. The recent warmth here has got the local birds busy.
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Post by James on Feb 6, 2019 16:21:20 GMT -5
2:00 PM it is 27 degrees and snowing. Coming to the bird feeder: Junco, E. Sparrow, Eu. Dove, RW Blackbird.
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Post by binnylou on Feb 6, 2019 16:37:31 GMT -5
I go through about 5 pounds per winter (it's quite tasty! Wow! Hubby says he has probably gone through 120 pounds of bird food so far this winter. He feeds a mix of cracked corn, mixed bird seed and sunflower seeds. He has about 30 pounds left and hopes he doesn't have to make another purchase. We have a lot of birds...there is old overgrown timber across the road and timbered pasture on two sides of us. It's not uncommon to have 25 Cardinals feeding at one time, along with multiple kinds of Woodpeckers and Doves and Juncos.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Feb 6, 2019 17:38:14 GMT -5
It's a happy problem. I have more than I normally use, and I don't want it to mold --- so I can be generous to my birds as well as those elsewhere. I've seen a broader variety of birds here over the past couple of years. According to the County Ag folks, we're in an increasingly busy part of the sadly narrowing natural flyway.
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Post by James on Feb 7, 2019 10:27:40 GMT -5
I buy cracked corn, millet and sunflower seeds. When i go to feed the birds I will get a small bucket and put in two scoops of the cracked corn, a scoop of millet and a scoop of sunflower and toss in a handful of dry catfood. The catfood is for the Magpie. Then I go dump it on the feeder.
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Post by James on Feb 7, 2019 19:10:25 GMT -5
I have a Downey Woodpecker coming to the feeder today.
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Post by binnylou on Feb 10, 2019 11:05:33 GMT -5
We have a rock, bigger than a softball, smaller than a soccer ball, that is made up of a collection of fossils. The rock has all sorts of nooks and crannies, cracks and crevices and indentations. It is perfect for when I mix peanut butter with bird seed/cracked corn and fill those indentations with the peanut butter. The birds love it. I did this a few days ago and it didn't take long until the birds found it and started feeding on it. I've done this in previous years and they always get it all cleaned up.
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Post by James on Feb 11, 2019 16:36:08 GMT -5
Coming to the bird feeder today: Junco, E Sparrow, Eu Dove, RW Blackbird, Starling, Magpie, House Finch.
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Post by deckman22 on Feb 12, 2019 1:13:50 GMT -5
I have all the usual suspects here for this time of year but, no bluebirds this year. Last year they would hang out where I feed the deer to get the corn particles.
Last weds. I went back to the trout stream and my grandson came by with his mom. He loves the chickens and especially collecting the eggs. He forgot to latch the door to the chick coop and one went out. I got home right before nightfall and no sign of the missing chick. Two days later I'm out on the back porch and noticed a big bird circling above the chickens. It was brownish red in color instead of the usual black buzzards that fly low so I ran out to get a better view. Sure enough a big red tailed hawk and he swooped down towards the chickens sending them running for cover. He saw me and flew off, I suspect he had chick dinner a couple of days earlier. Beautiful bird but, I hope not to see him again.
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Post by James on Feb 12, 2019 11:15:28 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing your story on the Red-tailed Hawk.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 12, 2019 17:26:38 GMT -5
Doves at the feeder today, along with the Junkos. Both ground feeders so I’ve been sprinkling seed on the snow. Downy woodpecker visits too.
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Post by James on Feb 13, 2019 17:25:18 GMT -5
Coming to the bird feeder: Junco, E Sparrow, Eu Dove, RW Blackbird, Starling, Magpie, Finch
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