Birds Everywhere!!!!

[Mike89]

last night I was lucky to watch a pair of very young orioles trying to figure out the bird bath...   one parent was there and started drinking, the youngins were begging to get a drink from her...   nope she flew off and they looked like what the heck!!!   they did figure out finally!!!

[Mike89]

a couple brown thrashers here lately!!

[chaffmj]

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” “Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.”

 

 

 

[chaffmj]

[Mike89]

found out yesterday how much blue jays like apples!!!   there were about a dozen or so in the tree and the area for over 2 hours!!  didn't know there were that many around here!!!  

[smurfy]

i think my bluebirds i had around done flew the coop????????/ anyone else!!!!!!1

[Mike89]

now I see the crows like the apples on my tree too!!!   they flew off with some!!  too funny!!

[leech~~]

2 hours ago, Mike89 said:

now I see the crows like the apples on my tree too!!!   they flew off with some!!  too funny!!

It's really odd at my new house. I have saw Robin's, Cardinals, just about everything  eating my suet! 

I think it's because I hung it where they can all sit to eat it.  Only woodpeckers are going after the free hanging one. Never saw anything like it? 

Edited July 23, 2023 by leech~~

[knoppers]

the loons on my lake finally had a little one, late winter must have delayed the nesting.

 

looking for a good birding checklist, cannot seem to find one. not like I am going to have a big year, but it would be nice to have a good list I can mark off for future reference.

[smurfy]

Seems like my wrens packed up and headed out!

[fishingstar]

It seems like the birds come and go a lot. expect the wood pecker I don't think they sleep

[smurfy]

Anyone see robins around??? I haven't in a while.

[fishingstar]

now that you ya it me either 

[leech~~]

4 hours ago, fishingstar said:

now that you ya it me either 

Cell phone translation:  "Now that you mentioned it me either"   

[Wanderer]

Now that ya mention it, me neither.  

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Wanderer said:

Now that ya mention it, me neither.  

I said that!    

[chaffmj]

I saw one yesterday near Lost Lake by Tower.

 

[fishingstar]

Looks like my feeders have been taken over by those bald face hornets. They seem to chase the birds away.

[smurfy]

Having some issues also but I've had wasp traps out for a while so it helps.

[smurfy]

birds sure have been scarce. except the hummingbirds......there busy. yesterday i refilled the wasp traps with new juice and 4 times i watched a hummingbird feed on it!!!!!!!

 

i end up refilling them wasp traps about every 3-4 days. also starting to get flies in them....

[Wanderer]

On 8/24/2023 at 6:30 AM, leech~~ said:

I said that!    

Nope!  I added the “n”!

 

Just not the same without it.  

 

Yeah, no, I wouldn’t have any sugar water out right now for the buzzing stinging types!  I do keep a close eye on my open bevvies!

[Mike89]

had an immature coopers hawk land on the bird bath yesterday..  stayed there about 10 minutes and drank some and watched the area...   

[smurfy]

havent seen a hummingbird in 2 1/2 days.......took them down and cleaned them up. 

[Wanderer]

8 minutes ago, smurfy said:

havent seen a hummingbird in 2 1/2 days.......took them down and cleaned them up. 

Been just over a week for me.  But we don’t have feeders out either.  One buzzed through, checking for the last of the blooms.

[chaffmj]

We still have one hummingbird hanging around up here. Funny thing happened the other day. I heard a noise when I was on the phone and then when I was done about 5 minutes later, I looked out the window. I saw the hummingbird feeder was gone. I walked out on the deck and saw it laying on the ground. The thing that was so weird about it was that the top was unscrewed from the bottom and nothing was broken.  I'm not sure what animal was able to unscrew the top off. Any guesses from anyone?