Birds in the back yard

[Dotch]

Saw no hummingbirds this morning when I was refilling the ant moats on their feeders. Think I'll empty the stuff that's in them & replace it with what's in the fridge in case there are some that happen by. Supposed to stay warm until Tuesday. There are still lots of flowers they like yet too. Robins continue to bathe in the birdbath daily so it needs to be emptied & refilled each morning. They can really make the water fly when they get in there. 

[Dotch]

From my seat in the oval office, I spied a hummingbird at tge feeder outside the window. They aren't gone yet...

[glenn57]

From my seat in the oval office, I spied a hummingbird at tge feeder outside the window. They aren't gone yet...

hope they can't see in... they could make record time to mexico.

[mike89]

 

[Gunner55]

I didn't count 'em but it looks like our robins sent out some invitations to their friends as I think we had 6-8 of 'em here yday........................................morning. Mike..............

[Dotch]

From my seat in the oval office, I spied a hummingbird at tge feeder outside the window. They aren't gone yet...

hope they can't see in... they could make record time to mexico.

Ya, they were probably wondering what I was putting in that priority mail container...

[Dotch]

No hummers here this a.m., feathered or otherwise...

[roony]

Been 3 days here

[glenn57]

cant speak for hummers.....of either kind!!!! put my feeders away a while back. but have noticed a significant downturns at the other bird feeders too!!! and there isnt alot of others in the neighborhood that feed birds!!!!

[Dotch]

Been 3 days here

At least you still have the hummingbirds...

I cleaned & refilled their 3 feeders last nite. I used up the last of the 4:1 sugar water mix & filled one of the feeders with a  3:1 blend. Watered all the planters, 4 o'clocks & cannas too. No excuses for going hungry should they happen by. Appears to be lots of warblers in their fall attire here today. No time to sit and watch them but given their shape & size, that's probably who they are. Did see a brown creeper earlier. Lord knows there are bugs of all kinds to eat here.

[glenn57]

sure dont have many birds around!!!!!! but i got an effin red squirrel on the feeder out front.  cant shoot the little fudder mucker!!!! livin in town and a few neighbors i wouldnt trust any further then i can throw them!!!

i've had a live trap set under the feeder for 4 days....never see it on the ground!!!!!!!! so, sincei dont have many birds at the moment.....taking the feeder down.......mayhaps he'll move on!!!!!!

[Dotch]

I looked out the window this a.m. to see the oriole/hummer feeder had been knocked down sometime between yesterday a.m. & this morning. Sure enough, the ground is so hard, the glass was smashed to pieces. I didn't happen to look at it last nite when I got home around dusk. It either fell victim to one of the a-hole squirrels yesterday or a raccoon overnite. There was a huge raccoon schmucked in the road just down the hill from the house this morning so wonder if that wasn't the culprit. Took the other 2 hummer feeders down. Will replace them with suet feeders soon. Plenty of flowers yet should any stray hummingbirds happen by.

[Dotch]

A few goldfinches showing up. All their yellow coloration appears to be gone. Was watching one from the backside on the birdbath this a.m. Until I got a side view wasn't positive just who it was. See between the squirrels, blue jays & red-bellied woodpeckers they went thru the partial ears of corn I put out for them a few days ago. Can restock that when I go home at lunchtime & let Poppy out. Squirrels need some exercise.   

[Bobberineyes]

Yep still alotta Goldfinches here also Dotch,  but they all look the same color wise. Late Saturday afternoon the Grackles were thick here, none today but the red wing black birds showed up with a junco bouncing around under the feeders.

[mike89]

seen a robin earlier today!!   was surprised to see it.. 

[glenn57]

seen a robin earlier today!!   was surprised to see it..

was batman with!!

  .Just before da vodka talking!

[mike89]

no vodka here, unless it's a bloody Mary!!   been a long time since I had one!!   thanks for the reminder!!! 

 

[HD]

Lot's of peckers here lately....

[glenn57]

seen more latley also!!!!!1 even a red headed one.........havent seen him all year!!!!!!

robins around to.....just watched 4 by the bird bath frolicking around........ havent seen morning doves in a while though!!!!!

[mike89]

doves are around here... 

[fishwidow]

Hate those nasty little peckers. They really raise hell with my redwood siding. Never have found a long term cure or repellent.

[Steve-o]

I've been hearing, seeing robins flit thru in the morning.  No big flocks though.

[Dotch]

A couple bluebirds on the birdbath this afternoon. Hope they liked what they saw. Need to focus on getting their houses back in order. Maybe with my plans to slow down at work, I can start getting to some of those projects that I really care about rather than some people's BS that I don't. 

[glenn57]

Yes!! haven't filled the bird feeders at the cabin since yogi and booboo visited.  Filled them up earlier this week.

Got da flying squirrels back! Hot dignity dogg!

[Dotch]

I came back from Waseca earlier this afternoon and saw 9 swans feeding in a corn field 3 miles to our north. I'm sure there was plenty of corn on the ground but this field also had a cover crop of some kind greening up. Not positive what they were eating but they looked pretty content.

[Bobberineyes]

The other afternoon I was sitting inside looking out and all of a sudden one of the feeders started swinging hard with finches going every direction.  Turns out some sorta rapter dive bombed em, last I seen it was about a foot behind a finch then disappeared around the house. Pretty sure the little guy didn't make it...

[Dotch]

Seeing more goldfinches earlier this morning. Just squashed a female mosquito in the house a few minutes ago. Refilled the sunflower feeders & put out some new ear corn last nite. Not much activity now with the wind speed increasing.

[Dotch]

After cleaning & refilling feeders this a.m., about a half dozen huge blue jays & a smattering of smaller birds today. Mostly chickadees, a few goldfinches, hairies,  downies, nuthatches, & juncos.Thought maybe we'd see more activity but just happy they aren't going hungry.