Feeding Wild Birds

[ValerieJ]

Didn't recognize my roosters either.

 

[ValerieJ]

I forgot to mention Robins. We have a ton of those.

 

[R2elk]

Merlin didn't recognize my domestic turkeys, not even as a bird. I thought they would sound the same as wild.

They do sound the same, Merlin recognizes my domestic turkeys call as being wild turkeys.

 

[R2elk]

I forgot to mention Robins. We have a ton of those.

I am constantly being scolded by the robins and grackles all day long as they feel I am too close to the little ones.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

I guess I'm ready for the Home. Couldn't understand why the Hummers quit. As I pondered the problem it came to me. DA! you mixed 1 cup of sugar to 12 cups of water. Mix another batch to the right ratio and VI- OL- AAH, they're back.

 

[sourland]

There's a large decaying white pine stump on the lower side of our parking area. Something has been doing significant digging around it looking for grubs/ants/ant eggs. I thought perhaps a skunk or raccoon, but today I saw a Pileated Woodpecker working the area - tossing clumps of grass and clods of dirt.

 

[ValerieJ]

There's a large decaying white pine stump on the lower side of our parking area. Something has been doing significant digging around it looking for grubs/ants/ant eggs. I thought perhaps a skunk or raccoon, but today I saw a Pileated Woodpecker working the area - tossing clumps of grass and clods of dirt.

That would be fun to watch. I'd pull up a chair.

 

[alinas2010]

I think maybe a cute little pine Siskin pair of birds at my feeder this evening. Took me a while to come up with what they are, could be wrong.

 

[alinas2010]

So what is this one? Merlin says a blue heron or an Osprey. I know it's neither, of course. We have both and they are large beautiful birds. I'm not too sure of this Merlin app.

I was thinking this is a chickadee, but not the same as our normal ones we see.
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I agree with dark eyed junco! So beautiful. They like to eat on the ground and won’t visit my feeder when it hangs. I’ve only seen them in the colder weather here, too.

 

[fuzzi]

We've been having fun seeing what Merlin can hear singing. So far the dark eyed junco, Western Tanager, black headed grosbeak (of course), band tailed pigeon, mourning dove, chestnut back chickadee ( this is the one we see occasionally), Steller jay, bald eagle, ( watching him fish), a raven, a crow, belted Kingfisher, violet green swallow, (both of which may be flying and swooping over the river but too far to identify by sight), red breasted nuthatch, song sparrow, and some others. so many birds on this river and in the surrounding forest. Wish they would come close enough to see them.

At one point Merlin said he detected a spotted towhee and to look in nearby leaves for it. If it is close by it is on the river bank and we wouldn't be able to see it there. DH looked at the photo and said he has definitely seen them in the forest.

Anyway, I had no idea we had so many birds here. I never see them, but as their calls came up i could recognize hearing that sound before.

I'll probably drive you all crazy with this new toy. I'm obviously not feeding all these birds.

Towhees here say "Drink your tea-hee-hee"!