Birds Everywhere!!!!

[delcecchi]

One at least was back today.   Or maybe a new one.  They are hard to tell apart,  but we had  one or two on the feeder today as well.   

[chaffmj]

Well a red-breasted grosbeak finally showed up here for me in Ely this morning. 

 

 

 

[smurfy]

Those are awesome looking birds.

 

I haven't seen a hummingbird yet 

[chaffmj]

6 hours ago, smurfy said:

I haven't seen a hummingbird yet 

 

I haven't either but people that live near me are seeing them so quit your crying smurfy. 

Just kidding! 

Edited May 16, 2020 by chaffmj
didn't want smurf to feel bad

[Hawg]

I have a brown thrasher that came back again this year and a bunch of Harris sparrows. I never could figure out what the Harris sparrow were, they are so big I never looked at sparrow pages when trying to see what they were. They look more like a black headed grosbeak. I finally have red breasted grosbeaks again, have not seen them for years in any numbers. So far, so good. 

[smurfy]

On 5/15/2020 at 7:23 PM, chaffmj said:

 

I haven't either but people that live near me are seeing them so quit your crying smurfy. 

Just kidding! 

i'll quit now...……..seen one at the feeder yesterday!!!!!!!!!

[Mike89]

seen my first Oriole today!!  hummers next!!

[JBMasterAngler]

Had a banner 24 hours in my neighborhood! Saw my first oriole, bluebird, and hummingbird of the season.

[chaffmj]

Chipping Sparrow came to the yard for a visit.

 

[JBMasterAngler]

Put up a hummingbird feeder, and within minutes had a visitor  

 

 

[delcecchi]

Just had a strange one.    There was a bird that looked a lot like a hairy woodpecker sitting in the grass pecking away.   Flew away, was back in a very short time doing it some more.   Was not a flicker, they are brown with yellow.   This was black and white and robin sized.   Is this the evil sapsucker?   Eating ants?   

[fishingstar]

I'm noticing the gold finches have disappeared. I had some coming to the feeders now basically none. i was thinking nesting but I looked them up and they don't nest until July.

  The other birds are going nuts a jar of jelly only lasts 3 days. 

Just would like to keep the tree rat out of the feeders.

[delcecchi]

On 5/24/2020 at 8:51 AM, fishingstar said:

I'm noticing the gold finches have disappeared. I had some coming to the feeders now basically none. i was thinking nesting but I looked them up and they don't nest until July.

  The other birds are going nuts a jar of jelly only lasts 3 days. 

Just would like to keep the tree rat out of the feeders.

pellet rifle will discourage them.

 

[Hawg]

Once again almost all my birds have disappeared. I had my yard sprayed for mosquitoes, do you think there is any Correlation? Could it be a smell or something to do with the chemicals? 

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, Hawg said:

Once again almost all my birds have disappeared. I had my yard sprayed for mosquitoes, do you think there is any Correlation? Could it be a smell or something to do with the chemicals? 

Maybe??? No bugs for the birds to eat. There also nesting. Haven't had alot of birds either!

[Hawg]

Sure am overrun with dragonflies this year,  there must still be bugs in the air. Never seen so many dragonflies, I had a thought maybe all the gnats and other flying bugs won’t land in my grass so the air above the yard is a feast?!?

[fishingstar]

The birds have started to comeback here. I need to do something about the coons they are raising hell with the bird feeders. they have wrecked my jelly feeder.

[delcecchi]

Pretty easy to trap them.  Dog proof trap, live trap, body grip bucket set all work.

They don't seem to be trap shy in a backyard 

[Wanderer]

Name that bird - please.

[Mike89]

eastern kingbird maybe??? 

[chaffmj]

My guess is a phoebe. However the phoebe and the eastern kingbird do look a lot alike. 

[Mike89]

interesting!!!  they sure do!!

[smurfy]

this is a trick question isnt it?????????

[Wanderer]

9 hours ago, chaffmj said:

My guess is a phoebe. However the phoebe and the eastern kingbird do look a lot alike. 

I’m going with eastern phoebe after reading about both.  Small bird - smaller than how a kingbird is described.

 

4 hours ago, smurfy said:

this is a trick question isnt it?????????

 

It has been for me!!!!

 

Thanks guys!

Edited June 22, 2020 by Wanderer

[chaffmj]

2 hours ago, Wanderer said:

I’m going with eastern phoebe after reading about both.  Small bird - smaller than how a kingbird is described.

 

 

It has been for me!!!!

 

Thanks guys!

 

We have phoebe's nesting in our yard and when they are perched they flick their tail a lot.