Birds Everywhere!!!!

[Mike89]

swans this morning!!!

[eyeguy 54]

I have been seeing the cranes for a couple weeks. cardinals love the mealworms. had a young buck that shed recently camp out in the front yard three nights. lotsa poo! lol hit the feeders in the area.

[fishingstar]

I get a lot of birds but I can't get any cardinals. I can hear them in the mornings but don't see them at the feeders

 

[smurfy]

10 hours ago, fishingstar said:

I get a lot of birds but I can't get any cardinals. I can hear them in the mornings but don't see them at the feeders

 

apparently you need mealworm!!!!!!! I learned something the past week!!!!!!!!! they like sunflowers and safflower seeds too!!!!! also a good mix for the red breasted grosbeaks, but ithink they like a more wooded area as I don't see to many here intown. when we had the camper I had 4 pair of them. 

[delcecchi]

18 hours ago, fishingstar said:

I get a lot of birds but I can't get any cardinals. I can hear them in the mornings but don't see them at the feeders

 

And remember cardinals like to feed on flat surfaces, like a platform or on the ground.   They don't do tube feeders.

[eyeguy 54]

yes indeed, they need a ledge. grab a seed, turn around and eat while surveying the area. I have this one filled with oils, they really like the ledge.for the meal worms I have one now with a mesh tray and a hood. rain wont turn them to mush. also 2 large tube feeders filled with oils for others.

[smurfy]

anyone seen morning doves yet???????? I haven't seen a one anywhere?????????

[Mike89]

a few but not many...

[eyeguy 54]

have not yet

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

anyone seen morning doves yet???????? I haven't seen a one anywhere?????????

 

For about a week now around Little Falls

[JBMasterAngler]

My mourning doves stay rear round. Have about a dozen or so every day

[eyeguy 54]

starting to get some color

[delcecchi]

4 hours ago, smurfy said:

anyone seen morning doves yet???????? I haven't seen a one anywhere?????????

Hanging around Rochester all winter, or until I left end of January anyway.   Come in and clean up under the tube feeders at twilight. 

[Hawg]

Doves this week in Brainerd. We must be close to northern winter range because I never see them during the winter.

[JBMasterAngler]

Was a bonanza at my feeders today. Dozens of Juncos, gold finches, red winged blackbirds, robins, and chickadees. A new group of birds were out there today as well, I think they were song sparrows. Fun watching all the craziness.

[eyeguy 54]

crazy here also. had 7 fox sparrows here one time. love them! toooo many grackles and rwbb. 

[eyeguy 54]

early singer

[eyeguy 54]

11 fox sparrows out here now.

[JBMasterAngler]

The sparrows in my yard look like that, except they had more distinct markings on their face. I’ve had fox sparrows before. I like watching them feed on the ground, they jump up and scratch the dirt with their feet.

[eyeguy 54]

yes indeed, busy scratching the ground and digging. I havnt seen the song sparrows yet but should soon. Usually they come about the same as the white throats. Cool seeing the foxes. Been a while. Mrs P stopped by a bit ago looking for a treat. Lotta birds around again. Song sparrow has a brown stripe on head, fox head is pretty grey

[delcecchi]

pilleated?  

 

[eyeguy 54]

yep

[JBMasterAngler]

Yep, just got confirmation, they are indeed fox sparrows. Saw them doing the aforementioned feeding style.

[eyeguy 54]

Hawk just flew in and birds scattered all over. Hawk dang near hit the big window. 

[Mike89]

heard some loons tonight and seen them too!!!!  sweet!!!