Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Bird Watchers :: All Quiet on the Feeder Front
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mr.barley |
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Bearpath9 |
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Jeriatric |
Those are band-tailed pigeons under the feeder. Each one is about the size of a squirrel. They take turns hanging on the feeder and knocking food down for the rest. They out-do the squirrels in making sure they get their share. The pigeons are around several months of the year but they seem to stay longer as they become more accustomed to my feeder. I just lost a suet feeder last night. It's either bears or raccoons. Fortunately, I bought a backup last trip to Walmart. |
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airmorse |
Same thing has happened by me in NW Indiana. |
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Jeriatric |
blackbirds usually in a flock black-headed grosbeaks (very common) house finches down to the last few juncos stellar's jays scrub jays valley quail morning doves Things should quiet down soon as it becomes harder to use up the seed before it becomes moth infested. The woodpeckers spend their time at the suet cake. the black-headed grosbeaks spend their time evenly between the mixed-seed and the suet. Of course the jays spend a lot of time at the suet. The suet had to spend the night in the house as we have a nocturnal furry raider outside. There are still birds on the thistle-seed bag but the but the lesser goldfinch have just left and the pine siskins left earlier. This year was the first visit for the siskins since the salmonella incident. The turkeys are gone for a while, though. |
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mr.barley |
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mr.barley: "Getting quiet here to. Sparrows and chipping sparrows mostly. House finch everyday eating my grape jelly. A few goldfinch at the finch feeder. Also have a regular pair of catbirds, but they're hiding out right now." Until this spring I have never seen the house finches eating the grape jelly that I put out. I was home all this spring and spent more time watching the birds. I'm guessing they will eat the jelly all year not just during the spring. |
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