Northeast birds

Yes - mind-boggling how they keep in sync.

I've seen that, just not so many
That was pretty cool

I need to find a source of seed the WHSP will eat (millet? 'milo'?). All ordinary bird seed mixes have some millet, but they also have cracked corn, which draws cowbirds. The WHSP jump-scratch with both feet is in the Burgess Bird Book for Children, which I read many years ago. I think Fox Sparrows do it too, but I haven't seen one in a while.

I'm not ready to tangle with chicken wire yet, but thanks for the advice!

Murmuration... beautiful. We have a lot to learn about birds.

Dawn mine eat the BOSS I just toss some on the ground.

While sledding yesterday saw a Eastern Bluebird

luvsgrtdanes, you have eased my mind. I can feed black oil sunflower seed and niger seed with a light heart.

black oil here. When it snowed, suddenly 4 cardinals showed up.

Some days, it seems like you can tell how 'nasty' the weather is by counting birds at your feeders.

Oh Iris how lucky can you get?!! Not one cardinal this year . :(
Plenty of others....

very cute birds. Nice to get a chickadee & nuthatch in the same photo. A pair of cardinals nests in the nieghbor's pine tree. I would guess that we have them & kids from last summer.

Love the redpolls...still waiting. I saw them once at our old house, pre camera era.
I have quite a few cardinals, always the last ones to see at night.

Saw one cardinal when it began to snow last week.....hope it survived the blizzard.....not many jays around, I usually have tons....walked the dog on a dirt road yesterday, & a turkey flying from one tree to another almost gave me a heart attack!

Lots of cardinals soon in Rome. ;)

Quite a flock.....

a flying turkey is quite a sight - they are huge - not real adept at landing

And this guy knocked snow off the trees.....really quite a sight....

Put out a new suet cake.

I can't get to my feeder, so I've been throwing seed on the shelf around my wellhouse.....lots of birds have found the seed including a red-bellied wp....also saw a squirrel out this morning eating the seed....I was hoping not to see any until the snow melted!

Here are a couple shots from our deck which is about 40 yards from the feeders. woody and a blue bird, a couple blue bird, morning dove, and blue bird.

What do bluebirds eat? I never get them.

they like meal worms although i have never put them out - usually they are just checking out the bird houses for spring - this is the first time i've seen them on the suet feeders - they like open fields - lots of them here - and if they move in and have chicks they are very aggressive

I'd love to see Bluebirds in my yard. I know it will never happen so have to be satisfied I get to see them at the park. Great shots Bill!

Nice!! I want bluebirds!!! (whining) very seldom see them.

Have not seen a bluebird all winter....our vultures are back, however!

My sister had bluebird houses for years before she had residents. Now she gets families every year.

surprised you do not have them celeste with those fields - put up some houses and they will come

We have no Bird Houses of any kind. We do have many birds including Bluebirds.
All our birds are living in natural homes. We feed Meal Worms, Orange Flavored Suit, A mix of Peanut Butter and oatmeal with a little Grape preserve, and a seed mix. Bluebirds favor the meal worms and the Peanut Butter mix. However they do feed on all the stuff at our feeders. Heated Water in the winter is also visited by all the birds.

We have a year round resident Male Bluebird who now has two girl friends. They are around all Year, the flock only comes in the winter and the last count was 12.

Have a great Evening,
John

NICE!!!

Great Bird Count starts tomorrow.

Nice bluebirds John!

Been hearing the owls every night but can't find them. I better worn the neighbors not to call the cops if they see a man lurking in their yards at 3 in the morning, Lou is determined to find them!

Nice shots John.
LOL Ronnie!!!

great shots John!

Awesome bluebirds, John.....Ronnie, too funny.....the owls will be in the tallest trees, usually pines....

Everyone in on the Great Bird count over the weekend? Sponsered by Cornell U. & the Audubon Society.

I am!! First time for me, I'm excited.
We may see some snow so my activity will be higher. I was watching today and saw 6 titmice, most I've ever seen at on time, hope to see the same or more over the weekend.

yes, on our last snow 4 cardinals showed up. I had thought only 3 were around.

I saw an owl early one morning swoop down and catch something and take it up to a tall pine to eat. Was surprised to see it in our neighborhood, but I also saw a cayote one morning.

Coyotes yelp here once in awhile.....come up from the dam....the local Audubon, which is one town to the north, doesn't include my town in its count....

Whoohoo we saw the owls!! Couldn't get a good shot it was just to dark but we watched them for about 20 minutes!!

NICE!!!