Feeding Wild Birds

[TwoCrows]

First hummer of the season arrived today at the feeder, a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird!

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Went to the club and dodged raindrops for an hour or so. Saw the first woodcock of the season. Saw signs of their presence, but this is the first bird I have seen. They used to breed here, but haven't in several years. I miss seeing and hearing their mating dances.

Awesome, I saw one of those over the weekend! Brave little thing, I’d never seen a live one before. I hope you see many more!

 

[sourland]

Temperature is in the 70's and the toads are singing. Watched a tree swallow harass a Sharp Shin hawk much the same way crows will bother a red tail. First I have ever seen this.

 

[R2elk]

First grackle of the year showed up today. The female Red-wings shouldn't be far behind.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

First grackle of the year showed up today. The female Red-wings shouldn't be far behind.

Those damn Grackles, flock of thirty are under the feeder and making a hell of a racket, fortunately not chasing other "desirable" birds away. Hanging Humming Bird feeders tomorrow.

 

[R2elk]

Those damn Grackles, flock of thirty are under the feeder and making a hell of a racket, fortunately not chasing other "desirable" birds away. Hanging Humming Bird feeders tomorrow.

I like the grackles here because they run the starlings out.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I like the grackles here because they run the starlings out.

I ended up switching to safflower seed to keep my starlings off the feeder. I don’t get the cardinals and some of the other birds, but with that lot dominating the food I wasn’t going to anyway.

 

[R2elk]

I ended up switching to safflower seed to keep my starlings off the feeder. I don’t get the cardinals and some of the other birds, but with that lot dominating the food I wasn’t going to anyway.

Never saw a Cardinal here. I put out BOSS. The birds will toss the regular mixes going through them for the sunflower seeds that are mixed in.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

I like the grackles here because they run the starlings out.

Another useless import, not too many Starlings here.

 

[R2elk]

Another useless import, not too many Starlings here.

None here this spring. The Feds poisoned them over the winter. There were dead starlings everywhere.