Birds Everywhere!!!!

[fishingstar]

 The Orioles were pretty consistent until July they came back first week in August and now are gone for the winter.

 

 

[smurfy]

10 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

 

get a different feeder  

These are the metal ones. Holds 10 lbs of seed. It's the tray catching the water.

[Hawg]

I Drilled holes in mine. 

[eyeguy 54]

Lotta birds again today! Young male cardinal is looking good. Mama cardinal is gorgeous. 
Lotta white throats.

[delcecchi]

We got some cardinals, and had 3 bluejays at one time.  They are hitting it hard.    

 

No pics, phone doesnt' get the job done.

[JBMasterAngler]

The goldfinches have really been hitting my feeders hard the last week or so. Saw a red wing blackbird yesterday...thought they were all gone for the season. Have also had a mystery bird showing up occasionally. I suspect it’s a palm warbler.

[eyeguy 54]

mohawk??

[eyeguy 54]

more visitors

[chaffmj]

23 hours ago, delcecchi said:

We got some cardinals, and had 3 bluejays at one time.  They are hitting it hard.    

 

No pics, phone doesnt' get the job done.

 

Are you still up north on Vermillion Del? 

 

I have to wait for the bears to go into hibernation before I can put any feeders out yet. I have sprinkled a few sunflower seeds on the railings of our deck and have gotten chickadees, rose breasted nuthatches and blue jays but I just don't feel comfortable with feeders yet. 

[delcecchi]

1 hour ago, chaffmj said:

 

Are you still up north on Vermillion Del? 

 

I have to wait for the bears to go into hibernation before I can put any feeders out yet. I have sprinkled a few sunflower seeds on the railings of our deck and have gotten chickadees, rose breasted nuthatches and blue jays but I just don't feel comfortable with feeders yet. 

Nope, back in Rochester.    No bears to bother my feeders only deer, racoons, and possums.   Deer came this afternoon, she was frustrated since I moved the feeders higher since she emptied them last.   So, she walked off and munched on my apple trees a while then meandered off.    

[Hawg]

Chaffmj, that hasn't happened yet in Brainerd.

[Grainbelt]

4 hours ago, Hawg said:

Chaffmj, that hasn't happened yet in Brainerd.

 

 

Hey Booboo I found a picinic basket!

[delcecchi]

All I have to worry about are deer and racoons. Thankfully.

[eyeguy 54]

the young cardinal posed for a bit 2 days ago while I stood on the deck. Got a twinkle in his eye. 

[eyeguy 54]

He is funny. Grabs a seed and hides it in then bark then comes and gets another. Back and forth.

[Mike89]

that is cool to watch!!!  

[eyeguy 54]

the young female is looking good. 

[eyeguy 54]

.

[Mike89]

2nd that eyeguy..

[eyeguy 54]

Thief! Young bluejay fills up with seeds and heads to the back log fence to hide them. Squirrel watches and steals them. LOL

[smurfy]

those tree rats sure made a mess of my back lawn with the black walnuts. think i had every squirrel in cold spring in my yard earlier.

 

wonder how many young trees i'll have sprouting next spring!!!!!!!

[eyeguy 54]

these 3 still hang out a lot together. the slinkys on the feeders work sweet. once in a while one will get to the top but pretty rare. took 3 suets off trees and put on plants hangers. Much better keeping squirrels off. loaded one of the old ones 2 days ago on a tree for fun to check and gone in a day. 

[Hawg]

Is there any type of birds that will still be migrating thru central Minnesota this year? I didn't even get Juncos this year unless they are still coming. Everything gone but the winter regulars, cardinals, a few blue jays, and those stupid long neck woodpeckers. Those little house finches went from emptying 2 tube feeders a day to zero, about an inch down in the tube a week. Those things all left together it appears. 

[eyeguy 54]

lotta juncos last week. a few here today.

[JBMasterAngler]

I’m refilling my sunflower chips everyday! My yard is full of goldfinches, chickadees, purple finches, juncos, mourning doves, cardinals, blue jays, 4 species of woodpeckers, and nuthatches. The only thing that disappeared was the chipping sparrows.