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  1. Guinness537

    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 (:
  2. Guinness537

    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...
  3. Guinness537

    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 (:
  4. Guinness537

    Jays eating maize

    Lucky Jays, there's never any left over corn in my house. ;) B (:
  5. Guinness537

    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 (:
  6. Guinness537

    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 (:
  7. Guinness537

    unknown Bop lower Michigan

    Agreed, the head looks capped. B (:
  8. Guinness537

    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...
  9. Guinness537

    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...
  10. Guinness537

    Small blue-grey bird, Vancouver, Canada

    And a wet one at that....... B (:
  11. Guinness537

    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 (:
  12. Guinness537

    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...
  13. Guinness537

    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 (:
  14. Guinness537

    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...
  15. Guinness537

    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...
  16. Guinness537

    What Hummingbird is this? Costa Rica

    Thanks for the id, Peter. I didn't know there were that many P.V's in CR. This Puerto Viejo, is P.V. de Talamanca........ It's just south of Cahuita National Park. I hope that's helpful... Chris B (:
  17. Guinness537

    What Hummingbird is this? Costa Rica

    Can you please help identify this hummingbird. I saw it outside of Puerto Veijo, in the middle of January. Thanks in advance, Chris B (:
  18. Guinness537

    Bird Id......Costa Rica

    Can you please help and identify this bird. I saw it outside of Puerto Veijo, Costa Rica in the middle of January. Thanks in advance, Chris B (:
  19. Guinness537

    Mystery Bird, Ontario

    It sure does........ Not to mention the fact that it hangs out with the other Chickadees and likes the peanuts. B (:
  20. Guinness537

    American Goldfinch question

    The AGF's do the same here, looking for the heaviest seed possible. The jays do the same thing with peanuts in the shell. Thank goodness for the ground feeders that clean up the seeds that don't make the grade. B (:
  21. Guinness537

    Hand-Feeding!

    I don't know what it is, but the Chickadees seem to be the friendliest little birds around. After I took the picture of the Black cap to the left, he hopped up onto the top of my phone. We looked at each other, then he flew off to hide the piece of peanut for later. It was quite the...
  22. Guinness537

    Denver, CO Gray Bird

    Could it be some type of juvenile Grackle, Common or Great tailed. I'm not sure which are more common in your area. Depending on the lighting conditions it could be causing the brown to appear grayish. I know the ones I see around here can hold the tail so it looks like a v. And whenever I...
  23. Guinness537

    Wow....bad feeder?

    Well said, Etudiant.
  24. Guinness537

    Morden, MB, CAN

    If he/she hit your window they were probably in hot pursuit of dinner. Did you see anything in the backyard prior to the window strike? B (:
  25. Guinness537

    Tan-striped White-throated Sparrow?

    Hi KC, I checked out WTS on http://www.allaboutbirds.org. It says there is an Adult tan-striped with these markings; Often-seen alternate form has tan head stripes Still has white throat and yellow lores Often shows indistinct dark spot on breast I'd say two out of three of these field...
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