Birdwatching Chat Thread

[Callender Girl]

You have aptly summed up my feelings about mulberries. I despise them, but there are countless mulberry trees on my property. I have tried numerous ways of preparing them, but I just don't care for them. Or, for all the purple bird poop that accompanies the berries' arrival.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

You have aptly summed up my feelings about mulberries. I despise them, but there are countless mulberry trees on my property. I have tried numerous ways of preparing them, but I just don't care for them. Or, for all the purple bird poop that accompanies the berries' arrival.

I only have a white mulberry tree; however, the black ones grow wild along the river in abundance.

 

[Callender Girl]

I doubt I would appreciate the taste of white ones more, but I suspect digested white mulberries make less obnoxious poop.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

We have a pair of Kingbirds nesting in our gutter! The past few days I've noticed one flying off the roof whenever I went outside, and I realized they have a nest. It's in the corner, so it shouldn't be a problem for drainage. I can't wait for baby birds! Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for wild bird's eggs to hatch?

 

[Callender Girl]

According to the Birds of Iowa Field Guide, 16 to 18 days for an Eastern Kingbird.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

According to the Birds of Iowa Field Guide, 16 to 18 days for an Eastern Kingbird.

Cool! I don't know if she's laid any eggs yet, but she's in there!

 

[PioneerChicks]

We have a pair of Kingbirds nesting in our gutter! The past few days I've noticed one flying off the roof whenever I went outside, and I realized they have a nest. It's in the corner, so it shouldn't be a problem for drainage. I can't wait for baby birds! Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for wild bird's eggs to hatch?

Allaboutbirds.org says 12-19 days for incubation and 13-19 for the nesting period. How exciting!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? This is an old picture, from over a year ago. This little fledgling was just sitting on a board at around sunset, then flew off later.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? This is an old picture, from over a year ago. This little fledgling was just sitting on a board at around sunset, then flew off later.
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Possibly a Goldfinch

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Possibly a Goldfinch

I don't know. It's size was roughly similar to an adult goldfinch when I got that picture, and it's obviously not full-grown. That board it's standing next to is a 2x6.