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Which birds visit your feeders the most? (1 Viewer)
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LaB O RINg
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The birds that visit my feeders in my garden in Garbajosa in the Central Spain Highland the most are as follows:-
1. Passer domesticus
2. Parus major
3. Parus caeruleus.
4. Erithacus rubecula
1. Passer domesticus
2. Parus major
3. Parus caeruleus.
4. Erithacus rubecula
GrumpyEagle
Well-known member
I am very envious of many of you! I am in Kent, very close to the countryside and all I ever see on the feeders are house sparrows and starlings. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching them, but some variety would be nice! I have tried different brands of mixed seed and now have sunflower hearts (as I recall) plus a coconut shell containing a fat & seed mix, but no change. Collared doves linger around the feeders, but only the sparrows and starlings use them.
Aside from those I have seen blackbirds, greenfinches, magpies, one goldfinch, a dunnock and recently a wren in the garden, plus pied wagtails on the roof. Tits live nearby, but never come to the garden. I have only ever seen one Goldfinch near our house - is it still worth putting up Nyger feeders?
(BTW, there was once had a sparrowhawk eating a pigeon in our tiny garden when we lived in Dagenham, Essex, but my wife went outside and scared it away before I'd had a chance to have a good look. She's not very sympathetic to birdwatching.)
Aside from those I have seen blackbirds, greenfinches, magpies, one goldfinch, a dunnock and recently a wren in the garden, plus pied wagtails on the roof. Tits live nearby, but never come to the garden. I have only ever seen one Goldfinch near our house - is it still worth putting up Nyger feeders?
(BTW, there was once had a sparrowhawk eating a pigeon in our tiny garden when we lived in Dagenham, Essex, but my wife went outside and scared it away before I'd had a chance to have a good look. She's not very sympathetic to birdwatching.)
snowyowl
Well-known member
if you have that many birds in your garden then there should be more feeder action, one would think so anyway. What style of feeders are you using?GrumpyEagle said:
I have one squirrel-proof feeder that I filled with sunflower seed last fall and haven't touched it since whereas I have fill the other feeders daily.
greenbunion
Well-known member
North Wilts/Glos border
#1 - Greenfinch
#2 - Blue Tit
#3 - Great Tit
#4 - Chaffinch
#5 - Goldfinch
#6 - Coal Tit
Plus lots of Jackdaws, Wood Pigeons, Collared Doves,
Dunnocks, Magpies, Phil the Pheasant who comes at 12.30 most days
The odd GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker and Sparrowhawk.
Haven't seen too many LT Tits, Brambling or Fieldfare in the garden this winter.
#1 - Greenfinch
#2 - Blue Tit
#3 - Great Tit
#4 - Chaffinch
#5 - Goldfinch
#6 - Coal Tit
Plus lots of Jackdaws, Wood Pigeons, Collared Doves,
Dunnocks, Magpies, Phil the Pheasant who comes at 12.30 most days
The odd GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker and Sparrowhawk.
Haven't seen too many LT Tits, Brambling or Fieldfare in the garden this winter.
Terry Stokes
Terry Stokes
South Northamptonshire
1.Greenfinch
2.Goldfinch
3.Chaffinch
4.Great Tit
5.Blue Tit
6.Collared Dove
Plus one Jay and a Sparrowhawk which will sit on the fence for up to half an hour sometimes.Empties the garden of birds but only seen it once take one sparrow.Notable lack of Starlings which once descended on the garden in a huge flock and decimated everything edible in sight every winter,now mysteriously gone.Also only a lone blackbird occasionally,likewise one robin.
1.Greenfinch
2.Goldfinch
3.Chaffinch
4.Great Tit
5.Blue Tit
6.Collared Dove
Plus one Jay and a Sparrowhawk which will sit on the fence for up to half an hour sometimes.Empties the garden of birds but only seen it once take one sparrow.Notable lack of Starlings which once descended on the garden in a huge flock and decimated everything edible in sight every winter,now mysteriously gone.Also only a lone blackbird occasionally,likewise one robin.
SpaceTiger
Member
By # of visits:
1. Black-Capped Chickadees
2. Dark-Eyed Juncos
3. Blue Jays
4. Mourning Doves
5. Tufted Titmice
By volume consumed, probably:
1. Doves
2. Juncos
3. Blue Jays
4. Chickadees
5. Northern Cardinals
1. Black-Capped Chickadees
2. Dark-Eyed Juncos
3. Blue Jays
4. Mourning Doves
5. Tufted Titmice
By volume consumed, probably:
1. Doves
2. Juncos
3. Blue Jays
4. Chickadees
5. Northern Cardinals
Mary Evelyn
New member
1 Sparrows
2 Collared doves
3 Starlings
4 Blackbirds
5 Dunnocks
6 Bluetits
7 Greattits
8 Coaltit
9 Greenfinches
10 Chaffinches
11 1 Robin
12 1 Wren
13 Magpie
14 Woodpigeon
The Sparrowhawk is a regular visitor too.Sadly we haven't seen the Song or Mistle Thrushes this winter.
2 Collared doves
3 Starlings
4 Blackbirds
5 Dunnocks
6 Bluetits
7 Greattits
8 Coaltit
9 Greenfinches
10 Chaffinches
11 1 Robin
12 1 Wren
13 Magpie
14 Woodpigeon
The Sparrowhawk is a regular visitor too.Sadly we haven't seen the Song or Mistle Thrushes this winter.
flippsy
"She's got it bad"
I can now add the following to the list I made earlier:flippsy said:
long-tailed tits (OK only seen once.. |8(| )
Great spotted Woodpecker (yipee!!)
Goldfinch (arrived the morning after I put up the thistle feeder) (superb!)
wren
starling
collared doves
wood pigeon
I'm still hoping for siskin and bullfinch and blackcap... Bring on some hard weather soon!
I'm in my second year participating in Feederwatch and this fall has seen a huge number of species in my small (1/8 acre) property. The back garden is probably half the property with three feeders, two hummingbird feeders and the greatest prize of all, an Hachiya Persimmon tree - the birds love the fruit, though it makes a mess.
Birds in order of most numerous and regularly seen
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
Golde-crowned Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Chestnut Backed Chickadee
Western Scrub Jay
Northern Mockingbird
Oak Titmouse
White-breasted Nutchatch
Nuttalls Woodpecker
Flicker
Purple Finch
Anna's Hummingbird
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
The above are seen virtualy every week, a bit less common are
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Coopers Hawk
Merlin
Red tailed Hawk
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Black Phoebe
Bewicks Wren
Western Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
Hermit Thrush
Townsends Warbler
European Starling
Thats my list since November 3rd.
Birds in order of most numerous and regularly seen
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
Golde-crowned Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Chestnut Backed Chickadee
Western Scrub Jay
Northern Mockingbird
Oak Titmouse
White-breasted Nutchatch
Nuttalls Woodpecker
Flicker
Purple Finch
Anna's Hummingbird
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
The above are seen virtualy every week, a bit less common are
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Coopers Hawk
Merlin
Red tailed Hawk
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Black Phoebe
Bewicks Wren
Western Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
Hermit Thrush
Townsends Warbler
European Starling
Thats my list since November 3rd.
Grey Heron (of course not at the feder but at every little pond)
Sparrowhawk
Woodpigeon (favorite place above my car |=@|)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wren (not at the feeder, though)
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Willow Tit
Marsh Tit
Crested Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-Tailed Tit
Nuthatch (Batman at the feeder)
Jay
Magpie
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Siskin
Redpoll
Greenfinch (dominating all other songbirds)
Crossbill (not at the feeder but at the firs)
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Steve
Sparrowhawk
Woodpigeon (favorite place above my car |=@|)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wren (not at the feeder, though)
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Willow Tit
Marsh Tit
Crested Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-Tailed Tit
Nuthatch (Batman at the feeder)
Jay
Magpie
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Siskin
Redpoll
Greenfinch (dominating all other songbirds)
Crossbill (not at the feeder but at the firs)
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Steve
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GrumpyEagle
Well-known member
snowyowl said:
Just been using a common mixed seed feeder. Before that tried fat + seed balls, but always only starlings and sparrows. I'm amazed that I have never seen a blue or great tit in the garden. My in-laws live in Dover and get greenfinches, blue tits, great tits and occasionally dunnocks on their feeders.
Does anyone have an answer regarding nyger feeders? Is it worth getting one if I've only ever seen one goldfinch in the garden and one other within a mile?
SixxStar
Well-known member
I am just going to account for what I have seen since I started feeding last summer.
Chicago, both on the feeders & ground.
Species.............. - Most counted:
1. House Sparrows - 5-30 could even be more (daily)
2. House Finch - 5 (daily)
3. Starlings - 10-15 (daily)
4. Morning Doves - 5 (daily)
5. Pigeons - 4 (daily)
6. Goldfinches - 3 (daily)
7. Downy Woodpecker - 1 (often)
8. Cardinal - 1 male, 1 female & 2 juvys (sometimes it's the male & female, sometimes it's the male w/the juvys & sometime the male & female are solo-probably my most favorite at the feeder)-daily
9. Coopers hawk - 1 actually in the yard, but when it flies, it always met w/a 2nd (only actually seen a handful of times, I am sure they pass when I'm not home have seen feathers that indicate so)
10. Junco - 2 (just noticed them yesterday)
11. Monk Parakeets - 3-10 (they don't bother me or the other birds, they don't strike me as bullies) (daily, I have seen them out there before I even leave for work)
12. Blue Jay - only 1, I don't offer peanuts yet. (rarely)
13. Robin - 1, over the summer (rarely)
& one time, I had a lot of activity back there. It was a cold day & I was cleaning the birdbath, I looked up & I think I saw redheaded woodpecker. The head was completely red & the body was black & white. It flew away & I have not seen it since, could be out there while I am at work, I don't know. I look for it over the weekends though.
I just bought a small water pump for the birdbath too, found it on ebay. I hope to draw more to the yard w/that. I will also be planting 2 serviceberry shrubs in the spring & 2 evergreen bushes. My yard is not huge, typical city sized lot-but I'll make the most of what I have to work with.
Chicago, both on the feeders & ground.
Species.............. - Most counted:
1. House Sparrows - 5-30 could even be more (daily)
2. House Finch - 5 (daily)
3. Starlings - 10-15 (daily)
4. Morning Doves - 5 (daily)
5. Pigeons - 4 (daily)
6. Goldfinches - 3 (daily)
7. Downy Woodpecker - 1 (often)
8. Cardinal - 1 male, 1 female & 2 juvys (sometimes it's the male & female, sometimes it's the male w/the juvys & sometime the male & female are solo-probably my most favorite at the feeder)-daily
9. Coopers hawk - 1 actually in the yard, but when it flies, it always met w/a 2nd (only actually seen a handful of times, I am sure they pass when I'm not home have seen feathers that indicate so)
10. Junco - 2 (just noticed them yesterday)
11. Monk Parakeets - 3-10 (they don't bother me or the other birds, they don't strike me as bullies) (daily, I have seen them out there before I even leave for work)
12. Blue Jay - only 1, I don't offer peanuts yet. (rarely)
13. Robin - 1, over the summer (rarely)
& one time, I had a lot of activity back there. It was a cold day & I was cleaning the birdbath, I looked up & I think I saw redheaded woodpecker. The head was completely red & the body was black & white. It flew away & I have not seen it since, could be out there while I am at work, I don't know. I look for it over the weekends though.
I just bought a small water pump for the birdbath too, found it on ebay. I hope to draw more to the yard w/that. I will also be planting 2 serviceberry shrubs in the spring & 2 evergreen bushes. My yard is not huge, typical city sized lot-but I'll make the most of what I have to work with.
MisbehavinAngel
Member
I think I must be attracting every cardinal in this area, male and female, I counted over 20 yesterday sitting in the tree waiting their turn on the feeder. A lot of wood thrushes, chickadee's, blue jays 1 or 2, 2 downy woodpeckers, (at least that's what they look like to me, but they are only missing the redspot on the head), 4 mourning doves, goldfinches, and some others I don't know what they are yet.
I have tried to make this yard as birdfriendly as possible, and every year add some more that will benefit the birdies. I planted some firethorn bushes last year and red bayberry for cardinals. I have plenty of sunflowers and this is a wonderful sight, goldfinches just swarming all over them (of course this is only in the summertime). I planted some purple coneflower, birds are supposed to eat the seeds but they didn't. Maybe this year. I am running out of planting room, I will select maybe 2 or 3 more bushes but that will prolly be it.
I have tried to make this yard as birdfriendly as possible, and every year add some more that will benefit the birdies. I planted some firethorn bushes last year and red bayberry for cardinals. I have plenty of sunflowers and this is a wonderful sight, goldfinches just swarming all over them (of course this is only in the summertime). I planted some purple coneflower, birds are supposed to eat the seeds but they didn't. Maybe this year. I am running out of planting room, I will select maybe 2 or 3 more bushes but that will prolly be it.
gvk
New member
I'm jealous! Here in NY we only have one pair of cardinals that visits our feeder regularly. All of their friends must have headed South for the Winter that has not yet arrived in the NE; it was 70 F (21 C for our non-US friends) here on Saturday, and around 50 F yesterday.MisbehavinAngel said:
In fact I have not seen anywhere near 20 of a single species of bird around our feeder at the same time. Yesterday morning I was surprised to see 8 mourning doves scavenging on the ground below the feeder as a large blue jay was scattering seed from up above trying to find just the bits that he wanted. Previously I have only seen 2 or 3 at a time. We also had 3 pairs of house finches at the feeder simultaneously on Saturday. Of course, we often see around a half dozen or so sparrows, and/or chickadees although these flit around so quickly it is sometimes difficult to get an exact count.
MisbehavinAngel
Member
We are in a rural area of North Carolina and live at the edge of town with many mature trees close by. Cardinals are the statebird of NC, we have them yearround, they are more territorial in the spring and summertime, you will always see some males chasing each other, but in the fall/winter they will sit neatly in one tree. It is a beautiful sight. If I ever get a digital camera I will have to take some pics and post them. I am way behind times, technically speaking.
BoonHogganbeck
Well-known member
gvk said:
They must have all headed down to my yard in suburban NJ because I just put out my first feeder last month and cardinals are one of my most common birds (that and white throated sparrows).
I have a large feeder with sunflower hearts, peanut hearts and nyler seed. But I also have a small squirrel feeder nailed to a telephone pole which I filled with safflower. At any given time I have between 5 and 10 cardinals sitting in a small tree taking turns on the safflower seeds. Occasionally they'll have a peanut from the other feeder. But I think its the safflower that's attracting them the most.
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