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12-12-2009, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by basswipe
Its that time of year again.
I was surprised the last two days as a large blue heron has showed up at my fishpond,usually they're gone by now.He ain't getting anything because of the net.
Getting all the usuals at the feeders now.No hawk yet though.
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Just had a sharpshin hawk on a branch in the yard.run for the camera,changed lenses to a 400 zoom.......gone.It was watching the feeders and the bath water[plugged that in yesterday].Had a Coopers Hawk take out a squirrel the other day right under one of the feeders 20' from the house....Missed that one too,Damn. |
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12-22-2008, 08:51 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
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thats nice Jimmy ..
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10-31-2010, 02:42 PM
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Location: RI
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Could the mods merge the "time to start feeding the birds" thread with
this one?
It would be nice to consolidate all the bird threads into one for easy info.
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03-01-2008, 11:09 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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My problem is keeping the dog out of it. She loves road apples
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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05-22-2008, 04:09 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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tufted titmouse even. Rav my friend in NH gets lots of those but I have never seen one in my neck of the woods
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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11-23-2008, 11:34 AM
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Bumping
My Mother and Grandmother have been feeding the birds since I can remember and I never thought much of it. They are way into it - multiple feeders, feeds, birdbaths, etc. As I get older and started to appreciate things like this, I got into it over the summer (this thread actually helped when I read it way back when). Now, I am absolutely hooked.
I have gone through at least 10 feeders by trial and error to keep down the Jays and Blackbirds. Man they will wipe you out of feed. I have a great combination now of two feeders and suet and have now logged most of the common birds - Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Goldfinch, Sparrows, Morning Doves, Tufted Titmouse, Blackbirds, and White breasted Nuthatch (one of my favs). It wasn't until the suet was added until I started to get Downy Woodpeckers (my new fav). A recent addition as it started getting colder are the Junco's.
Now today, we got our first Cooper's Hawk. Like Raven said it's windy and it is hanging tight right in the tree line ready to make a move. The smaller birds are very wary, but they are swinging in and grabbing food.
Wish we could still see Raven's pic's. Would also like to see other set-ups as well. I'll get one of mine up soon. This has been loads of fun, and I'm getting the kids into it. Nothing like watching the Chickadees stacked 10 deep waiting their turn to swing in - Air Traffic Control's got nothing on them.
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11-23-2008, 11:43 AM
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Chris,
We had our 1st hawk last year.Still not sure if its a Cooper's or a Sharpie as I've come to find out that Sharpie's are actually more common locally.Either way fascinating to watch that bird do its thing.Have yet to see it this year.
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11-23-2008, 01:25 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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This was taken this week. Had a bunch of them come by for the day.
Plus the Carolina Wrens are living under my open back porch overhang again. They just sit on a ceiling joist with their head buried in the side of the wall and must think i can't see them. They are right out in the open. They don't even stir when I reach outside the door to get wood for the stove. Every nite as it gets dark they fly to the porch to sleep. They do it all winter long and for the last 10 years probably. I can't think they would be the same pair but pretty weird they do it in the same spot year after year. They are like pets now. Birds still haven't found my other feeder yet. Very crowded this morning. Heated birdbath is in my future, maybe for xmas.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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11-23-2008, 01:40 PM
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BassWipe - BTW - Thanks for starting this thread. Based what you are saying, mine may be a Sharp Shinned one as well. I just looked it up. They do look alike, with the Cooper being the bigger of the two. I have a long way to go before I could tell the difference. It hasn't taken a shot at a bird yet when I have been watching - they definitely have attitude - pretty cool.
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11-23-2008, 02:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris in Mass
BassWipe - BTW - Thanks for starting this thread. Based what you are saying, mine may be a Sharp Shinned one as well. I just looked it up. They do look alike, with the Cooper being the bigger of the two. I have a long way to go before I could tell the difference. It hasn't taken a shot at a bird yet when I have been watching - they definitely have attitude - pretty cool.
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Ours is at 3 shots 1kill,as far as I know.The kill that I saw was actually a pigeon out in the road in front of our house.Definitely the same bird though.
We also have a fish pond in the yard too.The combo of feeders and pond make for some great watching. |
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12-07-2008, 01:23 PM
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First sighting today for what I believe are Winter Wrens. Up to 13 different types of birds so far. Want to add some hummingbird action this spring.
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12-07-2008, 02:13 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
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This? Got several of these all year round. Probably my favorite I get. Very loud bird. They sleep under my back porch on a rafter all winter. 3 of them huddled together. Been doing it for years but not sure they are the same exact birds each year,.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-07-2008, 03:44 PM
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Carolina wrens - my favorite. 2 are living under the eaves of my garage now and enjoying the seed and suet. Lots of woodpeckers and cardinals....and another favorite though quite shy and mysterious - a Northern Flicker. Think there are two of them.
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"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau
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12-07-2008, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
This? Got several of these all year round. Probably my favorite I get. Very loud bird. They sleep under my back porch on a rafter all winter. 3 of them huddled together. Been doing it for years but not sure they are the same exact birds each year,.
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Yes. I was tossing up between the Winter and Carolina version. With your picture, now I'm more convinced of the latter. A lot of activity today. |
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12-21-2008, 09:58 AM
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The last two days have been spectacular for bird watching when I've had time to look.You name the bird we've had it in around our feeders.The suet feeders have been very active.
Gonna head out and replenish the seed feeders and then kick back and watch till game time.
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12-21-2008, 10:10 AM
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I love the bird watching at my house. Your best bet is to get a NE bird
calender, they list and have pictures on every month 
Just pin it up near the window and you will be able to ID them easy
After last weeks storm we lost the tops on all the trees and I can hear the Hawks cry. Now what ? will they rebuild or move?
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12-21-2008, 10:14 AM
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Has anyone gotten Purple Martins? I understand all must be right with the world to attract them,let alone have them return.
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12-21-2008, 02:07 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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I have tried for years. Put up a martin house 15 years ago and never had any luck. House is still there but the sparrows use it every year now. You really need to be near a water source, pond, from what I understand. It will keep them around. The golf course less than a 1/4 mile away has them but they also have water and cranberry bogs.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-21-2008, 06:13 PM
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Damn, Been away all weekend!
Raven, Any way to get some of your pictures in this thread back up?
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12-19-2009, 05:07 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Glad I saw this post as it reminded me to show you what I saw on Monday. I was out winterizing my boat finally as the weather was nice and mild and I saw the extended forecast with the arctic temps this week so I was doing my thing and I heard a very distinct bird call that I know very well but haven't seen since spring. Matter of fact I was hearing several of them. I look up and there are about 20 Bluebirds sitting in a tree above me. They were looking at one of the houses I have set out and they were also rooting thru my compost pile with the fresh table scraps, fruits, in there. I ran in and got my camera and got some good shots. I have seen them before this time of year in very large flocks. They are probably heading south but hang around a lot longer than I would have thought and they also come up north much earlier than I once thought too.
In the 3rd pic you can see a male and a female. They just finished checking out the bluebird house. Just a male in 2nd pic.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-19-2009, 05:10 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Here are a few in my compost pile and one on the fence, looks to be a female and a male sitting on the house. Hopefully they are far south by now as these temps this week were pretty harsh.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-19-2009, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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it's the date
December 15th thru Christmas i have seen flocks of them
one time at my feeders and they were after suet droppings
from the pecker heads. but it's always like ............a one day event.
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12-19-2009, 06:28 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Nice P. We don't have them anymore due to the lack of open space and hedge rows.
I built 4 Bluebird houses for my son when he built his house in the country
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" Choose Life "
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12-21-2009, 05:12 PM
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Registered User
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hafta take better aim...only blew one leg off...sites on the pellet gun musta been off...
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12-21-2009, 05:40 PM
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Registered Grandpa
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LOL, ya way off, i was shooting at a squirrel.  |
" Choose Life "
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01-01-2010, 07:06 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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the house sparrow was introduced here in the good ole USA via NYC and central park when 50 pairs were released in the 1800's. I hate them because they take the nesting spots from the native species.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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01-01-2010, 07:12 PM
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Old Guy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
the house sparrow was introduced here in the good ole USA via NYC and central park when 50 pairs were released in the 1800's. I hate them because they take the nesting spots from the native species.
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along with robins |
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01-01-2010, 09:18 PM
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dA
ROBINS
EAT all of my worms.... i want to make robin kabobs.
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wild bird's unlimited has a pretty good bird magazine in their stores
and the last months issue is there usually free....glossy photos
great place for seed that's better quality than walmart crap...
but agway usually has the best prices.... |
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01-02-2010, 09:13 AM
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Good info guys - Thanks all for the responses. Here is a discussion forum that I signed up for. Looks promising.
BirdForum - The Net's Largest Birding Community, Dedicated To Wild Birds
Looks like the same engine as this site. About 90K members and the categories look well organized. There is even a state by state category. |
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