The goldfinches and siskins are birds that I want coming to my yard so I purchased a thistle sock. It seemed to let a lot of thistle seed slip through and land on the ground. What do I look for in a finch feeder to stop this? Thistle is too expensive to [...]
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When I started bird watching I was startled to see a magpie sitting on the back of a deer. I watched it land on the deer’s back, fly away and then land on the deer again four times. This behavior sent me back to the books (this was before the internet) to find out [...] Every once in a while there is a bird that I just can not identify. This was seen in a dogwood tree. It has not come into my bird feeder yet. Who can identify this for me? As the quail drank, the smaller birds all hit the bushes in a fast panic! In a short moment only one juvenile (We call them teenagers.) Scaled Quail was left at the pond and in the blink of an [...] I selected a filled thistle sock from your bird store at a Texas bird festival. After I got home my better half said that thistle seed will make tumbleweeds and I shouldn’t use the thistle sock because Russian Thistle is definitely an invasive plant that ought to be exterminated. [...] I am searching for techniques to continue to feed the birds, yet achieve it in a much more cost-effective method. What precisely do you recommend? Answer: To start with, please do not change to a inexpensive seed mixture. Nearly all of these [...] This sparrow is a very adaptable little bird. It is often the first species to return to a forest area when a mining site or farm fields are reclaimed. [...] ASSESSING CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF BURROWING OWLS IN CALIFORNIA, 1993-2007 While we were watching them the Chipping Sparrows started filtering into the triple tube feeder. Shortly we also had Savannah Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrows, Black Headed Grosbeaks, Blue Grosbeaks and a Green-tailed [...] These birds reminded me of watching a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches … collecting resin globules from coniferous trees and plastering them around the entrance of their nest hole. [...] Last weekend we attended a one day show. It close to home and gave a chance for us to display our thistle feeders, hummingbird feeders and all the rest of our bird feeders. We noticed an older gentleman standing back away from our booth and just listening to us answer questions about the bird feeders and help with identifying some [...] Did you know? The Western Tanager was originally called the Louisiana Tanager. The name may seem inappropriate as it is a rare migrant to the state of Louisiana. [...] One interesting observation is that Lark Sparrows walk rather than hop across our bird feeder. If fact, hopping is only used during courtship. During courtship a male Lark Sparrow [...] The most common birds at our Best 1 hummingbird feeders have been the Broad-tailed and the Black-throated Hummingbirds. All three of our orioles have be into the saucer oriole feeder and [...] Today we had a Wilson’s Warbler into our bird pond. His black cap was identifiable without binoculars. Our pond is a recirculating 4 tier pond and he seemed to like the more shallow middle tiers. He was splashed by a [...] The Lucy’s Warbler is one of only two warblers that breeds in cavities…. it (is) very hard to impossible to get an accurate count on the number of males [...] This is just an update to keep people current on how the spring bird migration is progressing. This past week we had our first Black-chinned Hummingbird into our Best 1 hummingbird [...] Those of you planing a trip to southeast Arizona, stay tuned and I will keep you informed of the bird migration situation. [...] We had a Broad-tailed Hummingbird into our saucer hummingbird feeder this morning and the Cactus Wren and the Curve-billed Thrasher are fighting over the telephone [...] This week-end we saw our first signs of the spring bird migration…Over the week-end we had a Magnificent Hummingbird and a Blue-throated Hummingbird…We also had Mountain Bluebirds come into our Supper Dome bird feeder. [...] The importance (of nest boxes) can be emphasized when talking about the Mountain Bluebird. Most studies of the Mountain Bluebird involve birds in nest [...] For many years now the bluebird populations have been declining …but you can impact the population [...] The Black-Capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places. [...] Today when we went outside to fill our bird feeders, a Great Blue Heron was sitting on top of our roof. This would not be an unusual species except I live in the middle of a desert with the nearest body of water several miles away. All I can say is birds are where you [...] The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that migrates. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the [...] |
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