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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Went to Kentucky, spent a long weekend with my daughter and her family at Cumberland Falls Park. A turkey hen crossed the road in front of our car, and we saw two poults following. My granddaughters were excited, they're city girls. I saw a warbler-type bird outside on the cabin's deck, but it...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    That's a page from my Peterson's. The females are another way to identify.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    They came from Mexico, and apparently some areas in the SW US.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I'm going to go with Purple finch. The best way to tell them apart is the breast. Peterson described the Purple finch as a "sparrow dipped in raspberry juice", and I think I see that here. Did you know that the House finch is not native? It was introduced to the US around 1940.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    The silhouette on the third photo shows the siskin's sharp pointed beak, unlike the fat beak of finches. Beaks are a great identification point.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Robins warble so beautifully.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Towhees here say "Drink your tea-hee-hee"! :D
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Amaz0n, cheep: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/132876222X/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile @ValerieJ it's new, $12.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Oh, wait. You'll need the Western guide..
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    You can get an older edition in good condition cheaper. I bought my granddaughter the same edition that my mom bought me about 1990. My original copy was from the 1960s. Here's one on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1750687582/eastern-birds-by-roger-tory-peterson
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    If you have a Peterson's Field Guide look at the pictures. You'll see little arrows pointing at markings to look for on a bird. The beak is a big help in identifying a bird, look at its shape, color, size. Does the breast have spots or streaks or is it unmarked? How long is the tai? Etc. Not...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I think the last time I saw them was 50 years ago, in Connecticut.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Type of feeder helps when trying to attract smaller birds, but also the type and quality of seed. Most mixes you can purchase have fillers like red millet, which most birds don't eat. I've had issues with grackles taking over my one "house" feeder, so I fill it with safflower seeds. The...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Warblers are worse than sparrows...when trying to identify one! One birdwatching group I joined referred to sparrows as LBJs: Little Brown Jobs. :gig
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    This morning I saw a flash of orange in the birdbath...an oriole!
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Phone camera photo, not very good, but you should be able to make out birds around the feeders. (Wednesday) There's a Downy woodpecker on the peanut feeder on the right.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    Yesterday we had a winter storm, mainly sleet and freezing rain. I've been inundated with birds I only see when we get wintry weather: Juncos White-throated sparrows Goldfinch Purple finches Female Red-winged blackbirds Bluejay And my usual: Cardinals House finches Myrtle warblers Pine...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I have a variety of feeders to keep the bigger bullies from hogging all the seeds. What I really enjoy is when the parents bring their newly fledged offspring to the feeders. At first the adults will grab seeds and feed them to the youngsters, but then let the fledglings figure out the rest.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I haven't seen a Pileated woodpecker here in years, but I do hear them. That "jungle cry" is unmistakable.
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    We have Downy and Red-bellied woodpeckers here. They eat the peanut butter suet blocks, but also eat the BOSS in the tube feeders.
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