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    Tree Swallows

    Our pair of tree swallows have been doing great in keeping away preditors. Please pray that they will continue well! There are 5 eggs under all this white feather fluff, and should start hatching, any day now. I am so excited. Parents are dive bombing anyone who comes near the box, so I have...
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    First year male, or female Baltimore Oriole?

    Well, help! LOL Cornell says this is a female Baltimore Oriole, and Audubon says this is a 1st yr. male Baltimore Oriole. I also have a mature male at the oranges, and sometimes they eat together, which tells me this other one must be a female. Anyhow, I am doing the Baltimore Oriole watch...
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    Swallows abandon nest-please advise!

    I live in MA and have 2 nest boxes up. We had tree swallows nest in box 2, no one in box number 1, and they had 5 eggs. We have been hit with a nor'easter, cold, rainy, very windy weather. I noticed I did not see the male tree swallow keeping guard, today, so I just went out to see what was...
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    More Orioles!

    Junior is still with us, but a mature male oriole has just arrived, this evening, and is also at the oranges having a good dinner!
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    Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak!

    Huzzah! My first female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, ever! She just came to the safflower and had a good meal! Pretty girl!
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    Baltimore Oriole

    Having fun with my oriole! He is back, second day in a row and eating well! We just put up a second feeder!
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    Please help ID this Oriole

    I live in MA and this oriole came to my oranges, this afternoon. I believe it is a Baltimore Oriole, but his beak is a bit light and his head and neck are not as black as others I have seen. Could it be a first year? Thanks!
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    Tree Swallows!

    Horrah! Wish me luck in keeping house sparrows away! The tree swallows have finally picked a box and are moving in! Here is the female showing her impressive collection of stuff to her husband before entering the box! I think she is trying to convince him to help out, but he has been busy...
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    Baltimore Oriole question

    I was just wondering if any has any luck with Baltimore Orioles coming to oranges? Two years ago I had two feeders with orange halves and we had both a male and eventually a female that came to it, daily, many times throughout the day, for 6 weeks. They went through 6 halves, and it was great...
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    New tray feeder

    I bought this tray feeder, yesterday, and tucked it in our latest arborvitae clump, which we dubbed as "little woods" and the birds have been having a blast, all day. I tossed in peanuts and a high quality mix-any other suggestions? It is basicall a free for all, though I would love to get a...
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    Bluebirds!

    The bluebirds have arrived in my yard and now we have two pair fighting over the two boxes, trying to decide who wins and which one they will take. We also have some tree swallows, waiting their turn. Lots of flying, swooping and sitting on the boxes, going on! Here is a picture, though not...
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    Need suggestions for planting!

    Eventually the 2 feet of snow will actually melt, after the upcoming week of more snow, and I am trying to decide what to plant. We have lived here for 13 years, it used to be a cow farm, so it was all pasture, no trees. We do have wetlands across the street, and a wild field behind us. So far...
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    Space between bluebird boxes?

    I am hoping someone can give me advice to how many feet apart I should place my bluebird boxes. I have two. One place said to put them 20 feet apart, and another said no more than 9 feet apart. I am hoping to attract tree swallows and bluebirds. Had tree swallows, last year, with 4 eggs, but...
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    What does your cardinal prefer?

    Every winter I feed black-oil sunflower and thistle, as well as suet and peanuts, to attract my "winter birds." I seem to have birds that stay all winter and come March, they go into the woods to start nesting, while birds that prefer our more open, bushy area, come for the spring/summer...
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