Birds in the back yard

[fishwidow]

 Lung yourself lucky. It really gets to be annoying, and I have not found an easy or effective way to discourage it.

[LPS]

I  could see putting something on the outside of the window which sucks.  I would like to see it though.  Must be quite a deal.  We have birds smacking our windows a lot but it is small birds. 

[glenn57]

them friggin ugly pelicans where thick on that lake south of branierd on 371. i didnt put bird food in the feeders at the cabin. i cleaned them and fixed one up that needed it. mom has this suet feeder with 4 of the wire cages attached, it was down with a door off. i didnt see any signs of yogi or boo boo but wasnt taking a chance. i'll fill them next trip up.

[glenn57]

Something worked this tree over during the winter in the cabin yard. Kept an eye out but never did see the culprit.

[fishwidow]

Looks like the work of a pileated. Lots of wood fibers st the base of the tree?

[glenn57]

Looks like the work of a pileated. Lots of wood fibers st the base of the tree?

oh yea!!

[Bobberineyes]

Something worked this tree over during the winter in the cabin yard. Kept an eye out but never did see the culprit.

Gotta be Bigfoot   

[LPS]

We had an Elm tree fall down this winter and it was from a Pileated pecking at the bottom of it.  Will be firewood this winter.  Huge pile of chips.  Hard to believe a bird could do that.  He must have been pretty mad.

[glenn57]

Something worked this tree over during the winter in the cabin yard. Kept an eye out but never did see the culprit.

Gotta be Bigfoot   

yea i was thinking the same thing!!!!!!1

[Gunner55]

Looks like the work of a pileated. Lots of wood fibers st the base of the tree?

Seen that on a couple of our big pines along the driveway here too. Caught 2 of those big Woody's out there working them over.

[Dotch]

Saw one here briefly this winter. Guessing that's what got after one ash tree. Lotsa bark on the ground around it. Hope it doesn't have emerald ash borer.

Definitely hearing white throated sparrows this a.m. Have been chipping sparrows here for over a week.  Goldfinches are sure getting lots more color to them.
 
These two have been hanging around the yard & pasture the past couple days. Guessing they're a couple of Jake's. Camera shy but fairly large & no beards I could see.

[glenn57]

for what its worth, catching up on my daily papers, theres this guy that owns thew wild bird center in st cloud says that hummingbirds have been spotting in the twin cites?????

i dont take much stock in what he says yet i read in stuff. he wants to sell bird stuff mainly!!!!

[Dotch]

I did finally see one white-throated sparrow this afternoon. Saw one of the turkeys off & on. Then after chores this guy sauntered thru the backyard. Drizzly old afternoon & evening so far.

[Dotch]

Can add white-crowned sparrow to the list of birds migrating thru at the ranch. Still waiting for the Harris's sparrow to make an appearance.

[glenn57]

hey Dotch........you gots some twigs and sticks to pick up!!!!!!!

we've had a few yellow finches the past couple days. just south of here heard someone had an oriole!!!!

[Dotch]

Waiting for the wrens to show up & haul all the sticks up to roony's...

[glenn57]

Waiting for the wrens to show up & haul all the sticks up to roony's...

[mike89]

I see the Mn DNR eagle cam set has only one chick left..  sounds like the bigger one pushed out the smaller one and they couldn't save it... 

[deadeye]

Not many birds in the backyard since crows took up to nesting in the neighbor's pine trees. 

[roony]

I see the Mn DNR eagle cam set has only one chick left..  sounds like the bigger one pushed out the smaller one and they couldn't save it...

I heard a wren got it.

[mike89]

 

[glenn57]

 

[tangle tooth]

      At 17:45 Sunday, we saw our first Ruby Throated Hummingbird of the year. My wife put our hummingbird feeder out on Saturday.

[glenn57]

Putting my hummingbird and oriole feeders out tomorrow!! I done worked to hard today!!! I be tuckered out!!

[Dotch]

Saw my 1st Harris's sparrow of the season this afternoon so it didn't take long to see the sparrow trifecta (white-throated, white-crowned & Harris's). Have been seeing them come thru here for ~ 25 years. If I stay home tomorrow which I plan on I'll probably follow suit & put out the oriole & hummer feeders too. Out of suet cakes so it's time. 🕰

Whereabouts are you located TT? 

[HD]

Bird flu hits home........
Every year we have purchased trees from the county. This year as we planned on where these trees would go and looking around, we found a turkey vulture in distress. I took pictures, and sent them to the raptor center. They had said that they couldn't come out..... anyways, the bird expired today. 

[mike89]

heard some great horned owls got it too....

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/new-data-highlights-rising-toll-of-avian-flu-on-minnesotas-raptors

[tangle tooth]

      Dotch, I'm west and a bit north of The Greater Metropolitan Amboy Area.
      Actually, as I sit here and think (never a good idea), I guess I live closer to Willow Creek.

[Dotch]

  I hate when that happens, that thinking stuff. I bought some tractor wheel weights from some guy who restores International tractors somewhere out in the weeds south of Willow Creek. Have they done any work on Hwy 30 to the west of Amboy? Smooth as glass now from Bugtussle to Mapleton. I need to make a point of getting to Amboy for Swedish pancakes again someday. Have some friends who live there as well. 

[roony]

I've heard about them Willow Creekers.