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    Need some help, House Sparrows vs Tree Swallows

    Great news, I woke up this morning to see Mommy flying in and out of the house as normal. No house sparrows yet, so far this "spooker" is working.
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    Sparrows and tit box

    I also had this problem. I had house sparrows take over my chickadee/wren house and I could not believe they could fit in that size of a hole either, but they sure did. I kicked them out of that house and actually took it down. I am lucky enought to have Tree Swallows in my bluebird box. I...
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    Unattended Sparrows

    Hi Vixxon - 1st of all welcome to the forum, everyone is super helpful, so you'll enjoy being a part of it. 2nd, do not beat yourself up over the nest. As you said, you did not know it was there and would not have put the babies in harms way if you had. It's just a sad part of nature. We...
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    Need some help, House Sparrows vs Tree Swallows

    I've been in luck so far. My tree swallows moved in and she even laid the 1st egg this morning. But after reading about the damage a house sparrow can do I did buy and install the "sparrow spooker." But I've also not seen my tree swallow go back into the box all day. It might keep any and...
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    Need some help, House Sparrows vs Tree Swallows

    I've been watching my tree swallows for days now and so far they have not allowed the house sparrows to get into the house. I also am trying to scare the house sparrows away when I see them, the tree swallows do not seem to be scared of me so it's been working so far.
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    Colorful visitors to the mealworm feeder

    Hi Gymell - I do have house sparrows all around us. I have a pretty big side lot (all open, no trees etc) where I moved the meal worm feeder too, but still no luck in catching their attention. I just keep putting the worms out, you just never know when something new will drop by. And it's...
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    Need some help, House Sparrows vs Tree Swallows

    Hi everyone - To fugl, no I have not seen any House Wren’s around my yard. And infact I did see the Tree Swallow chase away the house sparrow today... but that was outside the bird house. To Lonny, what exactly do you do with the sparrows you catch in a trap?
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    Colorful visitors to the mealworm feeder

    I'd love to see this in my yard. I've been serving meal worms, but only the chickadee is taking them. Any advise on how I can get a blue bird in my yard?
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    Need some help, House Sparrows vs Tree Swallows

    Hi All - This is my 1st spring with bird houses up and when I placed my bird house right next to our house, I did not realize I was putting out the welcome mat for the house sparrows. After doing research online and talking to local birders, they told me to NEVER let house sparrows nest in...
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    Pros and cons to Nyjer feeder styles

    How many finches can feed at once? I usually stick with the mesh socks as they can accomidate a lot more birds at once.
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    So they finally found it.

    Thanks for sharing the pics… Yeah Joe, we will not be seeing any of these birds in our yards anytime too. :-O
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    House sparrow taking over my back yard?

    Thanks for sharing the pics, I really enjoy seeing how others have their feeders set up. Gives me good ideas for my own yard. I agree with all the others, you have a great set up and seem to have good coverage. You could try moving the suet/Niger feeder closer to coverage. When I’ve moved...
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    Caged Feeder - Is this true?

    I’ve been interested in getting a caged feeder similar to this one, as most of my feeding is done in the trees. I was reading some online reviews and a few people wrote in that when something spooked the birds they returned to find dead birds in the bottom of the cage. Almost like the song...
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    Are Starling's pest's, Bully's and birds no one wants in there garden?

    Any bird that eats Japanese Beetles are a friend of mine!
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    Signs of spring in the yard

    I noticed this very thing today myself. I was outside hanging a robin nest box and just stopped to listen to all the chirping. I can defiantly tell their songs are changing. FINALLY… I come alive in spring!
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    House sparrow taking over my back yard?

    tweezak - I don't think we need to start killing sparrows... Here's my solution. I serve my sunflower seeds, suet and thistle in one area of my yard (currently in a tree, but Mr. Squirrel found the suet). Anyway, then on a tray feeder maybe 8 ft away I serve crack corn and white millet (cheap)...
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    Have my birds been scared away??

    I also had a hawk in my yard in early Feb and my yard was borderline empty. The hawk found the birds hiding spot (line of evergreens), so I think they feel nervous not having that coverage… but the song birds are not dumb. Instead of hiding in the evergreens, I see them going under the deck...
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    When did you start watching birds?

    For me it was about a year ago. My neighbor was moving and gave me her old bird bath. That was it for me… I’ve had feeders up for years. But seeing the birds splashing around just cracked me up. Then shortly after that I got a pair of binoculars and a “guide to birds.” Now bird watching has...
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    New to birdhouses

    I just read through some of my posts and realized I really need a dictionary. Never been a good speller… :-C LOL!
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    Is it a grackle?

    Hi Geogirl - I also agree, it sounds like a Red Winged Blackbird, they are a tad smaller then the grackle and have the red/white on the wings:
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    New to birdhouses

    I ordered 3 houses today. 1 bluebird, 1 wren/chickadee and 1 robin platform thingy since we get a ton of robin that nest in the area. I'll be sure to spray the inside roof with the olive oil and I should be good to go. I am going to put the wren house in the tree out front, pole mount the...
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    New to birdhouses

    I was so excited me to find this link today for: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleBirdhouseStore?ga_search_query=cedar+birdhouse&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade she sells cedar birhouses for relatively cheap and is somewhat in my area... just what I was looking for. My...
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    New to birdhouses

    Since I don't have the bird houses yet and were in the same general area... when is the best time for me to put them up? My yard has been so quiet this whole week. I did see the hawk again today go after a group for morning doves. If this hawk is "hanging" around, could that explain why the...
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    Pros and cons to Nyjer feeder styles

    I also have both types Joe1080 spoke about. I actually have them next to each other so see which is preferred: Mesh tube: Pro, My goldfinches do use this feeder. I also have a few tree sparrows who land on the tray to feed. It’s very easy to fill and stands up while filling. Easy to clean...
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    Anyone have the Droll Yankees Jagunda Feeder?

    Oh I am so glad you said your yard looks the same... not that I want it to look crappy (you know what I mean). This is my 1st winter of feeding and when I was reading that the sunflower hulls kill plants/grass etc, I sort of panicked. :eek!: But it sounds like my yard and plants will be ok...
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