Kathleen
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I regularly see white breasted nuthatches, robins, blue jays, house finches, ruby throated hummingbirds, sparrows, and downy woodpeckers. I have suet feeders, hummingbird feeder, and seed feeders. My thistle feeders haven’t seen much action lately but gold finches have been seen previously. I have many squirrels that try to rob my bird feeders. I have a corn stand for them but it doesn’t stop them from stealing bird food.
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Activity 2 I saw a rose breasted grosbeak, a northern cardinal, and a house finch that all have red on them. The grosbeak’s rosy red bib on the breast was easy to spot.The rest of the bird was black and white.His head was all black, his back was black and wings had white wing bars. His lower chest was white with the red bib prominent under his chin. The female northern cardinal had a bright red beak, red on the wings and crest and rosy red breast area. Finally the house finch has a red cap on his head, red breast and brown back with brown streaks on his flanks. at first I wasn’t sure if he was a purple finch or a house finch, but on looking up those two in Sibleys, I could tell that my bird was a house finch.
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Activity 4: One of my favorite birds is the Baltimore Oriole who is visiting my oriole feeder now. He is a medium sized bird with a black head, orange chest, and bright white wing bars. I put out my “jelly” feeder to attract them. Last year I saw both males and females aplenty. My primary home is in Michigan, but since I winter in south Texas, I see the orioles first there—and not just Baltimores. We see Altamira, Bullocks, Hooded, and Orchard varieties. They love fruit.
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I think my favorite bird is the Indigo Bunting. In south Texas where I have a winter home, my favorite time of year is spring migration season. My area is one of the flyways for migrating birds. This year (2020) I saw dozens of indigo buntings. Their bright blue color is gorgeous. Females are also pretty with their hint of blue on the wings. Also interesting is the immature males with their mottled bodies in process of turning blue. I saw many other birds this year including lots of types of warblers, orioles, hummingbirds, thrushes, sparrows, tanagers, woodpeckers, and parulas. At my home in Michigan this spring I have just seen my first goldfinches. I have thistle feeders in both the front and back yards. Last year my fruit and jelly feeder attracted many Baltimore orioles. I have lots of finches, sparrows, woodpeckers, cardinals, etc. but hope to attract other species by planting bushes that provide berries as well as providing food and nearby water. Knowing that the birds are attracted to dripping water, I will put in a shallow fountain this year. My biggest problem is squirrels raiding my feeders. Despite baffles, they still manage to get into my feeders. I think I will try installing a squirrel feeder since deterring them doesn’t seem to work! Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture to share from this device.
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