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  1. bamabluebird

    Does this guy look familiar to anyone?

    Thanks! He is a very beautiful bird. I was wondering if he was a fox sparrow. I was looking in my National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America but the picture in the book just didn't look quite right but that was closest I had found. Thanks again!
  2. bamabluebird

    Does this guy look familiar to anyone?

    He showed up today at my home in Prattville Alabama. First time I've seen this one. Sorry for the quality of the photos. Had to shoot through a storm door while it was raining. Thanks!
  3. bamabluebird

    white bird id...

    the neighbor of a friend of mine saw this unusual white bird in her yard and had someone come over from a nearby university to take this photo. she was kind enough to share this photo with me and seems to be interested in what kind of finch it is. they said that it was a white finch which is...
  4. bamabluebird

    id blue bird please...

    i saw this little guy today at the feeding station. i'm wondering if it's a young indigo bunting. is it possible to tell if it's a young male or female?
  5. bamabluebird

    need help with one...

    just for grins and giggles i thought i'd post a couple of photos of some of the finches coming in to feed. sometimes there are so many of them that they look like a swarm of large bees! we have two sunflower seed feeders, two triple feeders that have thistle and finch seed, a single tube...
  6. bamabluebird

    need help with one...

    WOW! that was fast. thanks guys. do you think more of them will show up? this is my first pine siskin and like i said before, there are tons of goldfinches here every day. i looked the pine siskin up in my new bird book (national geographic's field guide to the birds of north america. i...
  7. bamabluebird

    need help with one...

    We've had tons of goldfinches, house finches and purple finches coming in to our feeding station this winter. This little guy made an appearance today. I'm not sure what this one is. Any ideas?
  8. bamabluebird

    Has anyone used this one?

    I received an offer in the mail for a book titled "The Backyard Bird Lover's" by Sally Roth. The offer includes a free cd titled "Backyard Bird Talk". Has anyone seen or used this book and cd? If so, is it worth getting?
  9. bamabluebird

    Baby Bluebirds missing!

    well, i hope you're right. i just wish i could see them to be sure they're ok. we put up a new birdhouse in that same location with a preditor baffle on it but they decided to use one of our other birdhouses for round 3. today there are 5 new eggs!!:D
  10. bamabluebird

    Orange Cardinal?

    sadly, i haven't seen my orange cardinal in a couple of weeks now. i don't know if he got picked off by a hawk or if he's moved on to another location. we keep hoping to see him again.
  11. bamabluebird

    Baby Bluebirds missing!

    I just found out that the heat index was around 114 degrees yesterday. we're also in the worst drought in 40 years here. could these conditions have had anything to do with the babies dying and the parents removing their bodies? i don't know if birds to that or just move on to a new location...
  12. bamabluebird

    Baby Bluebirds missing!

    Could it have happened again??!! I had 5 baby bluebirds just about ready to fledge but today they've disappeared. Mom and dad bluebird will fly over to the nesting box and flutter around it. I've seen them do that when wasps were building a nest inside the nesting box, so I figured I'd check...
  13. bamabluebird

    Need help identifing this bird...

    thanks guys! i didn't see his crest so i guess that's what threw me. i hope i get to see him again. he sure is pretty!!
  14. bamabluebird

    Need help identifing this bird...

    We spotted this one near Gainesville Florida. We think it's a flycatcher but not sure which one. Any ideas?
  15. bamabluebird

    What is this red bird? (U.S.)

    thanks guys! i hope he sticks around for a while. he sure was handsome. i was lucky to see him to get the photos!!
  16. bamabluebird

    What is this red bird? (U.S.)

    At first we were thinking tanager but the color and beak aren't right. This is a new one visiting my house, so I would like to know what it is.
  17. bamabluebird

    Awesome closeup photo of "baby" Chickadee

    how sad!!! do you know yet what it was that snatched that one chick out of the nest box? it happened so fast!! i recently lost a whole brood of bluebirds to a snake!!! :-@
  18. bamabluebird

    Bluebird question...

    thanks ncbirds... i jjust bought a bag of lime at the farm center at lunch. if this doesn't work i'll try the sulfur. i guess i should sprinkle the lime in the same size area around the box too (6 ft.)? but how thick should i spread it? this is hydrogenated lime, not regular garden lime.
  19. bamabluebird

    Bluebird question...

    well, it turns out that this brood never fledged. i thought they had but i never saw them with the parents like i did last year. when i noticed that the parents weren't going to the nest with food any more i checked the nest, and no babies (not even a feather!). i saw the parents around the...
  20. bamabluebird

    Awesome closeup photo of "baby" Chickadee

    how adorable!!!! great shot! thanks for sharing it with us.
  21. bamabluebird

    snake guards...

    where is the best place to order snake guards from for bluebird nesting boxes that are mounted on poles? i've found some sites that show you how to make your own. is that going to be the best and inexpensive way?
  22. bamabluebird

    Brown-headed Cowbird: The "Black Vagabond"

    interesting article. thanks for posting it. but i have to admit that i'm not a fan of brown-headed cowbirds. i have 40-50 or more in my area. i've put a lot of time, effort and money into attracting song birds to my house and i don't want the cowbirds decimating the songbird population. i...
  23. bamabluebird

    Bluebird question...

    yes, but i'm assuming that's in the same nesting box as the first brood. i had heard somewhere that house finches will have more than one nest going at a time (one with hatchlings getting ready to fledge and the other with new eggs). since these bluebirds were checking out the new nesting box...
  24. bamabluebird

    Bluebird question...

    We have a pair of bluebirds that getting ready to fledge a brood of 4 babies soon. Recently we put up a few more bluebird nesting boxes and it looks like this pair is checking out one of the new boxes. Will they set up housekeeping in another box and get a jump start on the next brood while...
  25. bamabluebird

    terminology question...

    so if mama did her job right, then they should be hatching soon. i read in my little book that incubation is 12-14 days and it's been about 18 days since the first egg as layed. should i be worried yet?
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