Birders

jpak

(41,758 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2017, 12:44 PM Jan 2017

The birds finally discovered my new feeder

Last edited Sat May 18, 2019, 05:49 PM - Edit history (29)

It's been up nearly a month - nothing.

Last weekend they all descended on it.

pine grosbeaks
juncos
chickadees
blue jays
titmice
hairy woodpeckers
downy woodpeckers
goldfinches
tree sparrows
white breasted nuthatches
red breasted nuthatches
cardinal!
winter resident robins
Bohemian waxwings!
Evening grosbeaks!
Starlings
Cedar waxwings
House finches
Mourning dove
Purple finches
Song sparrow
Chipping sparrows
Phoebes
Cowbirds
White-throated sparrow
White crowned sparrow
Indigo bunting
Rose breasted grosbeak
Ruby throated hummingbird
Catbird
Chestnut sided warbler
Northern parula warbler
Chimney swift
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Kingbird
Wood Trush
Pine Ssikin
Carolina Wren
Common redpoll
Pine Warbler
Blue-headed vireo
Baltimore Oriole

had flyovers by:
bald eagle
rough legged hawk
Canada geese
Mallards
Turkey vulture
Nighthawk
Wild turkeys

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The birds *finally* discovered my new feeder (Original Post) jpak Jan 2017 OP

PICTURES! Skittles Jan 2017 #1

I have a cardinal there now - in the middle of a Maine winter jpak Jan 2017 #6

Yay shenmue Jan 2017 #2

expect a closer look at those raptors. mopinko Jan 2017 #3

Bgawk shenmue Jan 2017 #4

you should hear the racket. mopinko Jan 2017 #5

Neighbors have chickens jpak Jan 2017 #7

yeah, for a big raptor, songbirds not a big draw. mopinko Jan 2017 #8

It was definitely a rough-legged hawk jpak Jan 2017 #9

cool. i still have trouble w some of the raptors. mopinko Jan 2017 #10

Just had a big flock of robins in my crabapple tree jpak Feb 2017 #11

Just had a big flock of Bohemian Waxwings descend on my crabapple tree jpak Feb 2017 #12

Now just had 6 female pine grosbeaks and a male evening grosbeak at the crabtree jpak Feb 2017 #13

Starlings (new) and winter resident robins today. jpak Feb 2017 #14

Cedar waxwings (new). pine grosbeaks, and the blue jay family this AM jpak Feb 2017 #15

House finches this AM jpak Mar 2017 #16

A very sad mourning dove is hunkered down in the crab in the freezing rain jpak Mar 2017 #17

Purple finches and song sparrows this AM jpak Apr 2017 #18

FOY chipping sparrows this AM jpak Apr 2017 #19

The phoebes are back and fighting for territories in my back yeard jpak Apr 2017 #20

Cowbirds are hogging the feeder and keeping the purple finches at bay jpak Apr 2017 #21

FOY white-throated sparrow jpak Apr 2017 #22

Female Evening Grosbeak - and - White Crowned Sparrow this AM jpak May 2017 #23

indigo bunting just now - spectacular birdie jpak May 2017 #24

Wow!! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #32

While DU was down... jpak May 2017 #25

Last night I had a nighthawk flyover jpak May 2017 #26

where are you? barbtries Jul 2017 #27

Maine jpak Jul 2017 #28

NC barbtries Jul 2017 #29

Get a good bird guide (I like Peterson's Eastern Birds) and study it jpak Jul 2017 #30

thank you again barbtries Jul 2017 #31

Skittles

(153,164 posts)

1. PICTURES!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 01:57 PM

Jan 2017

yes INDEED

jpak

(41,758 posts)

6. I have a cardinal there now - in the middle of a Maine winter

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 11:31 AM

Jan 2017

global warming

yup

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Yay

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 02:08 PM

Jan 2017

mopinko

(70,113 posts)

3. expect a closer look at those raptors.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 02:20 PM

Jan 2017

my backyard, which is full of chickens, is a regular stopover for hawks around here. and people wonder why i keep roosters. lol.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

4. Bgawk

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:28 PM

Jan 2017

mopinko

(70,113 posts)

5. you should hear the racket.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:41 PM

Jan 2017

omg. once a hawk caught a girl grazing in the neighbors yard. got me up and out to give chase w the dogs. it was up and out in a nanosecond.
wouldnt, couldnt live w/o dogs.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

7. Neighbors have chickens

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 11:32 AM

Jan 2017

maybe that was the draw.

mopinko

(70,113 posts)

8. yeah, for a big raptor, songbirds not a big draw.

Reply to jpak (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 11:43 AM

Jan 2017

sure is wasnt a coopers hawk? aka chicken hawk. regular visitor here and rebounding in the area thank to the tasty backyard hens.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

9. It was definitely a rough-legged hawk

Reply to mopinko (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:33 PM

Jan 2017

Put on quite a show.

mopinko

(70,113 posts)

10. cool. i still have trouble w some of the raptors.

Reply to jpak (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:40 PM

Jan 2017

dont get that much practice around here. mostly red tails.
i've had the coopers sit in my tree, tho.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

11. Just had a big flock of robins in my crabapple tree

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 11:36 AM

Feb 2017

More global warming

jpak

(41,758 posts)

12. Just had a big flock of Bohemian Waxwings descend on my crabapple tree

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:19 AM

Feb 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

13. Now just had 6 female pine grosbeaks and a male evening grosbeak at the crabtree

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 12:49 PM

Feb 2017

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jpak

(41,758 posts)

14. Starlings (new) and winter resident robins today.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 11:03 AM

Feb 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

15. Cedar waxwings (new). pine grosbeaks, and the blue jay family this AM

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 10:12 AM

Feb 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

16. House finches this AM

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Mar 17, 2017, 09:23 AM

Mar 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

17. A very sad mourning dove is hunkered down in the crab in the freezing rain

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 09:09 AM

Mar 2017

doesn't look happy at all.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

18. Purple finches and song sparrows this AM

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 11:14 AM

Apr 2017

Lots of juncos and tree sparrows too.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

19. FOY chipping sparrows this AM

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2017, 07:40 AM

Apr 2017

phoebes are back too

Saw Canada geese, green wing teal, wood ducks and mallards is a melt pond yesterday.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

20. The phoebes are back and fighting for territories in my back yeard

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 09:24 AM

Apr 2017

warblers will be here soon.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

21. Cowbirds are hogging the feeder and keeping the purple finches at bay

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 10:14 AM

Apr 2017

Parasites!

jpak

(41,758 posts)

22. FOY white-throated sparrow

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 04:21 PM

Apr 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

23. Female Evening Grosbeak - and - White Crowned Sparrow this AM

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 07:25 AM

May 2017

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jpak

(41,758 posts)

24. indigo bunting just now - spectacular birdie

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Wed May 17, 2017, 10:47 AM

May 2017

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

32. Wow!!

Reply to jpak (Reply #24)

Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:12 PM

Aug 2017

jpak

(41,758 posts)

25. While DU was down...

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 05:41 PM

May 2017

Had a rose breasted grosbeak, several catbirds and a ruby throated hummingbird at the feeder.

The poor RTHB actually pecked at the seeds.

Yesterday, had a turkey vulture flyby - chased by local crows.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

26. Last night I had a nighthawk flyover

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 02:18 PM

May 2017

Last edited Sun May 21, 2017, 08:15 AM - Edit history (1)

When I was young they filled the sky at dusk.

Very rare now

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

27. where are you?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:24 PM

Jul 2017

i wish i knew all those birds...

jpak

(41,758 posts)

28. Maine

Reply to barbtries (Reply #27)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:28 PM

Jul 2017

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

29. NC

Reply to jpak (Reply #28)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:30 PM

Jul 2017

just joined this group

i love looking at the birds at the feeder but only know a handful of them. definitely not the variety you've been enjoying, but more than i had expected.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

30. Get a good bird guide (I like Peterson's Eastern Birds) and study it

Reply to barbtries (Reply #29)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:38 PM

Jul 2017

Depending on where you are in NC - you will get a bunch!

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

31. thank you again

Reply to jpak (Reply #30)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:42 PM

Jul 2017

i ordered the field guide to feeder birds. i know we get finches yellow, house and/or purple, cardinals, chickadees and titmouses and beyond that, a variety of LGBs (little grey birds). have seen 2 kinds of hummingbird but so far this year only ruby throated. the first finch actually was just observed this morning. it seems as if it may not be as good a year as last, but we'll see as the year goes on.

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