No....you really can't imagine what it looks like. Unfortunately I can now and I can't unsee it. I was on the phone with my buddy today telling him about it and started gagging again. I'm scarred for life
According to my wife Lori (the real birdwatcher) they are mostly females with an occasional brownish young'n in the mix. They have now gotten to where the 6-8 of them now just dance/hover around each other then all drop to the feeders. With 4 stations on each we have seen 7 at one time feeding. Yesterday filled the 2 feeders up in the morning (each holds 1 cup) and they were empty by 6pm. Lori says next year maybe go to a 4 hook pole and add 2 more feeders. And buy 5 lbs of sugar every week. sam
My mother has orioles frequently on a teacup saucer with grape jelly on it. Might be worth a try to keep them around.
Hummingbird activity really has dropped off this week. Guess the migration has started. Have some young cardinals about. Looked out at the feeder this morning and had a adult male & female and a young one (not sure of the sex hasn't developed any colors yet) happily chowing down. Have seen a couple other young ones about. Lots of cardinal chirping at dawn and dusk. Haven't had any turkeys come by for almost 2 weeks. Did see a mom and a few young ones down at the end of our street yesterday. sam
Time to be visiting your favorite hawk migration site. HawkCount We frequent Putney Mtn, and prefer to go on a blue-sky day following a couple of rainy days. We also keep an eye on the daily counts to time the visit.
We like to go up to Hawkridge in Duluth now and again. Great viewing site. Today the count was 673 when I checked. Lots of interesting non-raptor species as well. Last weekend up near the border at our cabin the trees were buzzing with a lot migrating warblers of every sort…beautiful.
Took down the last hummingbird feeder the other day. Had only seen 1 or 2 around, so figured I didn't want them not starting migration cause food was available. Blluebirds seemed to have disappeared once the younglings started to mature. Mealworm basket only gets filled every few days now, used to be daily. Lots of cardinals. A bunch of young ones hit the feeders early morning and late afternoon. sam
Ditto on hummingbirds. Feeders come down this weekend. I usually give those feeders a soak with a splash of bleach, before putting away.
Ive seen this bird a few times now foraging in the backyard. Sorta looks like a juvenile robin, but its not. Not the best pics as it was zoomed and the little bugger wouldn't stay still. Maybe a wood thrush? EDIT: after a little research I'm thinking its a hermit thrush.
I think you are right about it being a hermit thrush. But that is from pictures off Google, since otherwise I had no clue
Thats funny! We call rose breasted grossbeaks RBG's for short. First time I said it she thought I said RPG...rocket propelled grenade.
Im sitting on the couch and I have a partial line of sight to the feeder. Kept seeing bigger birds through the sheer curtain. I investigated and a flock of grackles. Probably headed South. During the warmer weather I'll see an occasional single one come in to feed, but first time I recall seeing a flock on them here.
