- Jun 28, 2009
- 4,172
don't know about anyone else, but today the feeder is doing it's job. lots of finches, hoary woodpeckers, caped chickadee. juncos and carolina wrens/warblers on the ground under the feeder scratching. happy new year.
Bird Feeders are full, where are the birds?
- Thread starter platoonDaddy
- Start date
The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast
Member Benefits:
No ad networks! Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership Discuss anti-gun legislation Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses Discover free outdoor shooting areas View up to date on firearm-related events Share photos & video with other members ...and so much more!
Member Benefits:
platoonDaddy
Ultimate Member
Powerstroke
Member
Plenty of birds at our feeders! Had a pair of bald eagles a couple of hundred yards from the house yesterday feeding on a groundhog even.
DanGuy48
Ultimate Member
Well, FWIW, the birds are going through everything we put out. We get woodpeckers, flickers, nuthatches, chickadees, house wrens, cardinals, blue jays, doves, juncos, titmouse, crested sparrow, house finches, golden finches, others I'm sure I've forgotten. We we moved here 20 some years ago, I remember remarking that it was weird not hearing birds singing. Not that way any more.
The only thing I don't see any more are the pileated woodpeckers. Such a majestic bird too. We used to have a Staghorn Sumac in the back and we once had three of them going after the seed pods at the same time. The tree died during the bad drought we had and haven't seen them since. We're in the Lake Linganore area, near Frederick.
BTW, although we don't get them visiting the feeders, during the warmer months we hear these guys back in the woods. I think it's one of the most beautiful of bird songs. Have a listen by scrolling down to where it lists their songs on the right margin.
http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-thrush
The only thing I don't see any more are the pileated woodpeckers. Such a majestic bird too. We used to have a Staghorn Sumac in the back and we once had three of them going after the seed pods at the same time. The tree died during the bad drought we had and haven't seen them since. We're in the Lake Linganore area, near Frederick.
BTW, although we don't get them visiting the feeders, during the warmer months we hear these guys back in the woods. I think it's one of the most beautiful of bird songs. Have a listen by scrolling down to where it lists their songs on the right margin.
http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-thrush
Chased this crow-sized pileated woodpecker all over Soldiers Delight on New Years Day trying to get a pic.
Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
Depending on how big your greenhouse is but there's always decals and window hangars.
We have plenty here in Catonsville, including some of the city pigeons that in turn attracted a Cooper's Hawk who has been feasting on pigeons! The great circle of life!
DanGuy48
Ultimate Member
I was just not going to look that up. Ha!
At Anne Arundel Fish and Game, in the spring Pilated Woodpeckers beat on dead trees and are louder than some guns! We only have one around my woods and he even tries eating suet but he is too big for the feeder. 
FrankOceanXray
Ultimate Member
- Oct 29, 2008
- 12,036
I only have black sunflower seeds out in platform feeders. Plenty of visitors: cardinals, juncos, the sparrows... squirrels. Five, fat, happy squirrels.
Looking for a new feeder to accommodate the birds better and more specifically.
What seeds are ya'll putting out?
Looking for a new feeder to accommodate the birds better and more specifically.
What seeds are ya'll putting out?
I put out oiled sunflower and suet bars this time of year. Everything except crows and dove visit them.
namrelio
Ultimate Member
I also went with all black sunflower. Seems to be less waste and all the birds like it. What gets dropped, the doves clean up. I also keep a suet cake out.
Mr H
Banana'd
Titmice or **** were equally acceptable for the group I birded with back in the day. And trust me, they'd forgotten more than I knew about birds at that point!
Shoot, I even used to play golf with a guy named "Tit"... he was so small as a boy his mother called him Titmouse.
Mr H
Banana'd
Squirrels, for some reason, don't seem to like Safflower. So, we put out a 50/50 of Black Oil Sunflower and Safflower (or sometimes in separate feeders), a fruit/nut blend for Nuthatches, Woodpeckers, etc., and suet.
IF we feed in summer (not usually a good deal if natural foods are readily available), we'll include a separate feeder with niger (nyjer) seed for the various finches and wrens.
I love having Carolina Wrens around. They actually clean the house from ground to the roof of bugs of all types. I love watching them flit around the windows getting the flying insects that seem to hang around them. 
This year I am going to make some wren homes to attract more to the area.
This year I am going to make some wren homes to attract more to the area.
Mr H
Banana'd
I love having Carolina Wrens around. They actually clean the house from ground to the roof of bugs of all types. I love watching them flit around the windows getting the flying insects that seem to hang around them.
This year I am going to make some wren homes to attract more to the area.
Be very careful with the hole size and positioning of the box (OOC inbound, I know...), or you could end up with House (English) Sparrows instead.
I prefer to give a good environment, and the wrens have ways of finding their own secretive places to nest.
YMMV, of course!!
I found all of those critters thieving from the deer corn pile, down here at the end of the earth! 
Wardove
Member
Plenty of birds here in Potomac. I just feed the regular mix in the squirrel proof feeder and wife throws some on ground for the doves. Just started putting out suet cakes too. We have them all including the hawks and owls. Sometimes the hawk finds a limping squirrel. Funny how that happens....
Users who are viewing this thread
Latest posts
-
What would be the best Maryland compliant rifle I can buy for under $3000? (2 Viewers)- Latest: BurtonRW
-
-
Forum statistics
Latest threads
-
What would be the best Maryland compliant rifle I can buy for under $3000? (2 Viewers)
- Started by Tool
- Replies: 1
-
-
-
-
The Clock's Tickin': Be READY for Tomorrow!- Started by Target Sports USA
- Replies: 1
-
-
