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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 289757 times)

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Offline Dotch

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1st barn swallows showed up last night around choretime. I saw the monster mallard again waddling around the pasture this a.m. Guessing his Mrs. must have a nest down in the wetland somewhere.  :scratch:
« Last Edit: April 04/30/20, 09:39:14 AM by Dotch »
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Saw a first one of da season on da feeder ta-day. Woke up Borgie ta take a look but, she moves like a slug :doah: and it was gone when she got ta da window! :pouty:
I described it ta her and she looked it up in her bird book. Sure enough it was an Oriole. She had it checked off in her book from last year. Dis year it was 2 weeks earlier den last years date.

 

Dis photo is da same color as da one I spotted today.

 :Photography:
« Last Edit: May 05/02/20, 01:35:30 PM by Lee Borgersen »
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Good to know Lee. The white throated sparrows going thru here usually preclude the appearance of orioles. About the time the white crowned and Harris's sparrows come through, the orioles are right on their heels. Thought I might've caught a glimpse of an orchard oriole high in one of the ash trees tonite so I put out the jelly feeder and a nectar feeder that orioles and hummingbirds can use. Be intersting to see what transpires over the next couple days.
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Heard our first house wren of the season this a.m. No orioles or hummingbirds yet.
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Put the grape jelly out as well as the hummer and Oriole juice this morning. :happy1:
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Offline roony

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I saw a hummer zip by my kitchen window last night. The warden will get the feeders out today. May 5 is when we usually start seeing Orioles.

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 :scratch: How do the Orioles know when it's May 5th? :confused:                                                                                          ;) :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh:
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:scratch: How do the Orioles know when it's May 5th? :confused:                                                                                          ;) :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh:

 :tut: Cuz dat's when da Oreo cookies go on sale each year!



    Sale starts on May 5th :happy1:
« Last Edit: May 05/02/20, 01:45:41 PM by Lee Borgersen »
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:scratch: How do the Orioles know when it's May 5th? :confused:                                                                                          ;) :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh:

Cuz that's when they play the twins?   

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Oriole's showed up yesterday. Only one pair so far. In a week or so we will have a dozen plus pair. Last year was around the 15th of May when the first ones showed up.No Orchard Oriole yet.
Wife and daughter saw the first Humming bird at the feeder today.
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:scratch: How do the Orioles know when it's May 5th? :confused:                                                                                          ;) :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh:

 :tut: Cuz dat's when da Oreo cookies go on sale each year!



    Sale starts on May 5th :happy1:
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Saw my first Oriole today, it's two days early!

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Just had our first Rose Breasted Grosbeak at the feeder a few minutes ago. About a week ahead of last year.
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We also had our first Gros beak a short time ago.

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Oriole showed up today.  Likes the hummingbird feeder better than the jelly or oriole feeder.   Maybe it identifies as a hummer :happy1:

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Well, so much for good intentions. You know the saying, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So far after judiciously putting out the nectar and jelly, I've attracted a grand total of zero, zip, nada orioles and/or hummingbirds. I've had a couple blue jays eating jelly which is OK but those blasted little house sparrows think they own the feeder. I suddenly feel like I'm living on the Island of Misfit Toys. Might... Might just as well go to bed and start dreaming about next year...  :cry:
« Last Edit: May 05/03/20, 07:29:49 PM by Dotch »
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Finches found our jelly, about all I seen on it. Haven't had a hummer or Oriole spotted up this way yet.

Patience boo boo!! :rotflmao:
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watch out for cooler week too!!
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!


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Hummingbirds buzzing the windows giving us the evil eye because the feeder isn't out yet. 
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Finches found our jelly, about all I seen on it.     :rotflmao: Haven't had a hummer :rotflmao:         or Oriole spotted up this way yet.

Patience boo boo!!

Dat not nice talk Glenn! :tut:
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was just watching 4 pelicans out front and seen something new to me!!  the wind is low today so they are a ways and they lay their head on their back and snooze a way..  they drift close to shore they paddle out and do it again...  
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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I kind of do that right after lunch.   :sleazy:

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I kind of do that right after lunch.   :sleazy:

man if you can lay your head on your back no wonder the woman want you!!!   :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1:
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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Saw a red headed woodpecker a bit ago, sure don't see them too often anymore.

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White crowned sparrow & a gray catbird minutes ago. The possibility of an oriole in the area has my spidey senses tingling... :shocked:
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I kind of do that right after lunch.   :sleazy:

man if you can lay your head on your back no wonder the woman want you!!!   :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1:
You ought to see him lick his eyebrows

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Saw a red headed woodpecker a bit ago, sure don't see them too often anymore.
I've seen a red headed once in the last 7 years. It was here for the summer and that was it. About 3 years ago.
We had a pair of scarlet tanagers last year. I sure hope they return this year!
Had 6 orioles on the jelly at supper time. They are showing up slow but sure......
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I'm still looking forward to seeing my first scarlet tananger.

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I kind of do that right after lunch.   :sleazy:

man if you can lay your head on your back no wonder the woman want you!!!   :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1:
You ought to see him lick his eyebrows


I was trying to keep that a secret Del.