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  1. amkid247

    leucistic downy woodpecker

    i was just out walking my dog when i heard a woodpecker tapping. so i stopped and searched the trees close by over the road. i wasnt sure what i was seeing, i thought maybe albino, but it didnt have red eyes, then i noticed it has some light brown on its back and wings. it was a white, with...
  2. amkid247

    Song Sparrow?

    Hi, i need help identifying this bird species. I've had them coming to my feeder for over a year now every winter and from what they look like i think they are song sparrows but i just want to make sure. The yellow is a piece of corn not his beak.
  3. amkid247

    what is this clumsy thing?

    i say clumsy b/c hew flew into my window at 9:55 am and woke me up. sat their for like 7 minuted until my parents came home and he flew away. im guessing a starling transitioning into his adult plumage right?
  4. amkid247

    laws about feral domestic ducks and hybrids

    does anyone know if there are any laws to control the population of feral domestic ducks or domestic wild hybrids? its just theres a lot at the local pond and i was just wondering what laws there are and if the park people are allowed to control their population by trappings or w/e
  5. amkid247

    Mutilated Young Swan

    i went down to my local pond, to find a family of swans! there was 2 parents, and 3 swanlings? anyway one of the swans had a mutilated beak which was obviously attacked by someone... he could still eat though b/c i threw in some grass and stuff and he gobbled it right up. Swanlings! Poor 'lil'...
  6. amkid247

    Is Bird Bath Algae Bad?

    Currently my homemade birdbath (which consists of the bottom dish of a pot for a plant, with a small water plant in its own pot sitting in the dish to the side, and river rocks on the bottom of the dish) has a lot of algae, in it. its not like theres some algae growing on the plate itself its...
  7. amkid247

    Urgent help needed with bird!

    okay well lets me first say I HATE HOUSE SPARROWS. but today its raining here on long island, and its cold, a little over 60. anyway about an hour ago i saw a sparrow under my garbage pan lid all alone and clenched together. i took a picture using my binoculars and camera to show u guys how...
  8. amkid247

    Mourning Doves And Cars

    Well unfortunately today i had the second mourning dove runover of the week. ive never had any birds be run over by cars before but it just seems weird that 2 in the same week would happen. Has anyone experienced mourning dove having problems with cars? Does it happen a lot or something? I mean...
  9. amkid247

    Flightless Grackle

    There is a large common grackle under my feeder who has been here all day, he has no tail feathers, and when apprached chooses to hide in a bush and then run if i get too close, he can fly straight for short distances but cannot fly up. idk what is wrong with him, but i guess b/c he also has no...
  10. amkid247

    Upside Down Suet Feeders

    Well i have a huge problem with starlings and sparrows eating all my suet before my woodpeckers get a chance to have even a bit. and then my woodies have to puff up and fight the other biirds to snag a few bites. so im wondering do upside down suet feeders really work? i heard that sparrows and...
  11. amkid247

    raccoon deaths

    today i went to my local pond to see the ducks and saw something unexpected. 6 dead raccoons floating in the water. there were big racoons and then there were a few small ones but didnt seem to be baby ones. we've had thunderstorms and i assume the creek they live around (and that flows into...
  12. amkid247

    early bird gets the worm!

    its 4:17 AM i have yet to go to sleep its very funny. for the past week whenever 4 oclock comes around a robin outside my window begins to sing! the sun doesnt come up until a lil before 6 yet this bird loves to sing! he keeps me up from getting to sleep at this late hour anyway. if i keep my...
  13. amkid247

    New Downy

    Hi for the past 2 years or so there has been a downy pair (male and female) living around my house. they come to feed from the suet feeders. although i think they do mate ive never seen young and have come to the conclusion that the house sparrows or starlings have something to do with it...
  14. amkid247

    The Mourning of a Dove (WARNING PICTURES)

    Today i stumbled upon something horrible. apparently a cat had killed and eaten a mourning dove on the side of my house. here are some pictures. i feel the first one sums it all up nicely. *theres more*
  15. amkid247

    dead bird

    today me and my mother stumbled upon a dead little birdy on my lawn. their were feathers on my lawn and the bird was laying there with half of its side ripped out. it was missing its left leg all the way to its breast. the feathers lead me to say that a Bird of prey attacked it but considering...
  16. amkid247

    what to do with fresh corn

    what to do with fresh corn? i bought some fresh corn at the supermarket b/c it is cheaper than the wildlife dried corn. it was like 10 for a dollar! anyway i was wondering how to feed/ store it. its for squirrels btw. so far ive shucked it and put it in a paper bag in the fridge. should i...
  17. amkid247

    found baby dove

    well i found a baby mourning dove this morning (it can fly short distances). and when i came home from school it was still here. theres tonnes of mourning doves around so im sure its parents are here but my problem is that its very rainy and cold outside and this night its expected to rain and...
  18. amkid247

    mallard hybrids

    hi i went down my local pond last week and i was so surprised. i noticed all the ducks that come to my house to feed on the corn i put out, but i also noticed some strange little quackers. to only "species" was mallard ducks but some of them were hybrids. i noticed 2 mallard x domestic...
  19. amkid247

    Squirrels and their feeders!

    hey guys i though this would go better here than in the bird forum part. so anyway i just ordered a cool looking feeder from a website for my backyard squirrels, they chewed through the old ones side so that they wouldnt have to life the roof to get the food. anyway i guess it just be cool to...
  20. amkid247

    nestbox help

    hi on the birdnature site it says to line the chickadee nest box with woodchips what does that mean where do i put woodchips? and for the downy woodpecker it says to pack with sawdust. does this mean fill the nestbox with sawdust and pack it tightly inside?
  21. amkid247

    ruby throated hummingbird feeding tips?

    hi ive been feeding for some time now but i havnt feed humminbirds yet. the thing is my little cousin who is 8 got a hummingbird feeder for easter and i'm wondering if anyone has any tips that i can tell him about feeding the hummers. your replies are greatly appreciated.
  22. amkid247

    birds nesting early?

    ive been reading peoples stories on this site about birds nesting really early. well anyway for a few days ive watched mourning doves enter my neighbors hedge many times over and over throughout the day. ive come to the conclusion that they are nesting and im pretty sure of it too. so whats...
  23. amkid247

    Pile of feathers

    hi guys ive been feeding birds for 2 years now and about 4 times i have found a pile of feathers on the ground. i was wondering does this mean they were takin by a bird of prey or a cat? i m pretty sure they gotten eaten since theirs never a body and birds dont just loose feathers like that. so...
  24. amkid247

    whats with the parkinglot gulls?

    i live on long island ny in west hempstead, nassua county, and my town is pretty far away from the ocean yet we are swarmed with seagulls! they inhabit every parking lot with those tall lights to light the lot up at night. they fligh over my house everynight. so i was wondering why they here...
  25. amkid247

    Territorial Mocking Bird

    hi, ive been feeding birds for 2 years now and havnt had a problem besides some starlings and lots of house sparrows (im in the US) but this winter was warm and then suddenly very cold and it has snowed about 3 nights so far here in my town. anyway im guessing b/c of the sudden cold the birds...
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