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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 352498 times)

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Offline LPS

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We had a lot of them this last weekend too.  Some blue ones and some purple ones.  Mosquito hawks.

Offline glenn57

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anyone else?????? i dont recall seeing any robins lately. i usually have them cleaning out the mealworms in the feeder, but not lately! :doah: :scratch: :scratch:
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yer right not seeing them much...
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

Offline fishwidow

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They’re still around here, but not as plentiful as a while back. I’ve been spreading grass seed over some pretty big areas and keeping it watered, so they are finding some easy pickins for mealtime.

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Had a robin in the birdbath this a.m. but otherwise haven't heard or seen much out of them. There was still an oriole here this a.m. holed up in the Norway maple. Leaves are so thick you couldn't see him but could hear him. The jelly hasn't been disappearing as fast as it was a few days ago.
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Did see an oriole late yesterday afternoon & still heard one chattering last nite. Filled the jelly feeder one more time as it was getting down there again. Haven't seen or heard any today. Some robins around the yard. Guessing they're part of what's pecking holes in the apples.
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      Less of several birds. Robins, finches, Orioles and hummingbirds. Tiss that time of r.
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      Not a bird but, we saw no big orb weaver spiders this year.
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We haven't seen a lot of robins this year.

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      Not a bird but, we saw no big orb weaver spiders this year.
come to think about it, I haven't seen my pet spiders in my garage either??? :scratch:

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I could mail you some large barn spiders... :coffee: Haven't seen any of the golden garden spiders when out & about. Wet weather has affected a lot of spiders & insects negatively, including some crop inect pests such as rootworms as well as backyard pests like boxelder bugs.
« Last Edit: September 09/07/24, 09:42:20 AM by Dotch »
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We haven't seen a lot of robins this year.
We have a pair that nests here every Spring, but I haven't seen any lately. They usually have a nest on the light fixture at the peak of the east side of the garage.
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Our annual nest in the boxelder didn't happen this year. 

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I did hear a robin the other day. Did see one also. But that's been it. Feeders are busy
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Looked like we had about the usual robin numbers here this spring & summer but once the second brood fledged, they didn't hang around long after that. 
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One lone oriole yet this morning. Looked like an immature female possibly. 🤔
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The male Goldfinches have lost most of there color, looks like a pile of females nowadays.

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Just cleaned & refilled both our HB feeders in the last 2-3 days, so they must still be around here.
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      I saw five killdeer in our backyard Tuesday afternoon. Isn't that a Moody Blues song?
      Anyway, I got to go look it up to see where the killdeer around these parts migrate too. Pretty sure the migrate. Not many hummingbirds lately, though.
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Had to look it up too to see where they go. I know they don't hang around over winter here. Not a bad idea actually... :coffee:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Killdeer/maps-range
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Hummingbirds were on a tear yesterday. There's a passel of them here right now. As fast as they're whipping around the yard it's hard to tell just how many there are. They emptied 2 out of the 3 nectar feeders yesterday so cleaned & refilled those. They were squeaking at me as I was putting the feeders back up. When they're not on the nectar feeders they're hitting the cannas, 4 o'clocks, salvia, petunias impatiens, and other assorted flowers. Looks like the orioles have gone for good. 

But wait, there's more! Saw an oriole picking away at the jelly feeder just now at lunchtime. Put a few more tablespoons worth in it so they can help themselves.
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I almost put the humming bird feeder away. I haven't seen one in a while. I don't spend a lot of time watching the feeder so maybe I am missing a few.

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It isn't safe to step outside here with all hummers.

Offline LPS

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Maybe ours have moved down to you guys.

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Little buzz saws.

Offline Jerkbiat

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I just seen a hummer at our place on Tuesday.
Hey look your bobber is up!

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Lots of flickers around. We’ve got some pretty big bare spots from a landscaping project and they are really going after the ants that are scattered everywhere.

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Just spied another oriole! I might get rid of the last of that icky cheap grape jelly yet. That way I won't be tempted to eat it if I run out of the good stuff...🫐🍞
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I still haven't seen a hummer for days.  ???

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I was just watching  a hummer on the feeder this morning. Still one anyway.
Hey look your bobber is up!