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Recent content by Guinness537

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    How do you deal with house sparrows?

    I keep just feeding the House Sparrows all winter long. I usually start out with close to thirty in the yard in the fall. The constant raids by Sharpie's and Cooper's cut the number down by a considerable amount. Feed the Sparrows = Feeding the Hawks. B (:
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    Flock of geese

    Few years back I saw a mixed formation of Canada Geese and a single male Mallard. If memory serves me right, the Mallard was in the middle of the formation, with Geese on either side. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture and haven't seen the like since. Were these birds flying together or was...
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    NE Ohio Gulls and Sparrows

    Okay, I've no clue on either of the gulls. 3) is a Song Sparrow, 4) a Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow, 5) is a Savannah Sparrow. B (:
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    Jays eating maize

    Lucky Jays, there's never any left over corn in my house. ;) B (:
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    First night after a heavy frost, so the yard was very busy today. Visitors included house Sparrows, Juvenile White Crowned Sparrows, American Gold Finches, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, a Common Grackle, Black Capped Chickadees, a Chipmunk and a baby rabbit. Not a bad day at all. B (:
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    Jays eating maize

    That's interesting, I've never thought about doing that. What does cooking the cobs do? Is the corn cattle or is it fit for humans? Chris, B (:
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    unknown Bop lower Michigan

    Agreed, the head looks capped. B (:
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    Small blue-grey bird, Vancouver, Canada

    No worries, it can be quite difficult to get a positive id some days. This is a great place to be helped out with that. Just the other day I was sure I had a new bird in my yard.......... Once I posted the pics for confirmation it was quickly point out that I was way off base. |:$| It turned...
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    Backyard bird of prey kills

    As for the BoP kills in my back yard, they've been...... 1) Cooper's Hawk, taking Mourning Doves and House Sparrows. 2) Sharp-shinned Hawk, taking Mourning Doves and House Sparrows. 3) Northern Shrike, with a House Sparrow. I usually don't see the first two every often during the summer, (I...
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    Small blue-grey bird, Vancouver, Canada

    And a wet one at that....... B (:
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    Possible Field Sparrow? - Whitby, Ontario Canada

    Thanks guys, I can see that clear as day now. I think I may have got a little ahead of myself and was hoping for a new bird in the yard. Chris, B (:
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    Jays eating maize

    I've seen it several times by not only Blue Jays, but Red Winged Black Birds. Just recently I witnessed close to 60 Jays diving into a field that hadn't been harvested yet. The corn on the cob that I put out for the Jays is usually missing the first several rows when I put it on the feeder. It...
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    Possible Field Sparrow? - Whitby, Ontario Canada

    Saw this bird in the backyard this morning. At first I thought it might be an American Tree Sparrow, but now I'm leaning towards a Field Sparrow because of the lighter upper mandible. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris B (:
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    Please HELP Apartment Dweller

    Yes, no-mess seed will work in your situation. The draw back to no-mess, is the elevated cost. Another idea might be the use of a tray feeder. That will keep the birds from dropping any while they feed. The draw back of a tray feeder is that the wind might be able to blow the lighter seed off...
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    Need help finding a thistle seed feeder

    You might want to check out the Droll Yankee website here; http://www.drollyankees.com/hproducts/finch-feeders.html?Itemid=56 I have a couple of the 24 inch Clever Clean Feeders that I bought a few years ago. The top fits pretty securely and the feeding ports are sized for Finches. I find both...
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