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  Pam January 26, 2014 at 4:29am

  I have a new bird feeder that was given to me recently. My main customers are sparrows but I have had 3 green finches that have had a snack in between visiting the sunflowers.
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  Gyda Marie Haynes May 5, 2011 at 9:26pm

  Yes, my Goldfinches have returned as well as some Hummingbirds.  I had a researcher in my backyard yesterday, and he banded two Calliope hummers.  This one in my hand is about to fly off!  What an exciting experience!

   
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  Margaret Beers Oliver May 5, 2011 at 9:21pm

  Are the birds coming back to your garden? So far I just have a couple that I recognize from last season. The bird bath is in full use though it seems.
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  Gyda Marie Haynes November 13, 2010 at 9:18pm

  Kristen...Wow, you certainly have a large variety of birds! So many are so different from ours, so I will need to go online to see what they look like. It is difficult to get good photos, but in warm months I sit out on my deck under my open patio umbrella...the birds don't seem to notice me as much. The Wild Turkeys that have been coming around are to the point they don't take off when I open the slider door, so I can get quite close to them now.

  
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  Kristen Morse November 13, 2010 at 10:01am

  Hi there, we are hosting yellow hammers, chaffinches, gold finches, blackbirds, thrushes, starlings, sparrows, Rosella's, Tui's, Kereru - wood pigeons and our native Falcon at the moment - its showing up because of all the others. I have a pair of fantail pigeons that have moved in to the pigeon loft and they have produced 2 clutches of babies. One fledged and the new ones peeping still in the nest. Its all about babies at the moment with the chickens going broody at a rate of 2-3 a week, (pests), a couple of lucky ones have been given fertile eggs to sit on and the budgies in the aviary are sitting on their own clutch. The winter here seemed to end with a bang with some wicked storms and only a month after the last one we almost feel like a drought the ground has dried up so fast. Sorry for the lack of photos. The camera isn't that good on hiding round the corner pics hoping the flock doesn't fly off when it sees you before you get that shot. I need a better lens.
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  Gyda Marie Haynes October 31, 2010 at 4:58pm

  Hi Dorothy...I found this link, and it has easy recipes and other links for bird feeders and homemade bird food: http://www.ehow.com/way_5142822_easy-homemade-bird-suet-recipe.html foods...
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  Dorothy Skudder October 31, 2010 at 3:31am

  can you please put some ideas about making wild dird feeders please
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  Gyda Marie Haynes October 30, 2010 at 11:35pm

  We have the Black-billed Magpie here, and they stay around all year. What type of Magpies do you have? If you have a digital camera, could you post some pictures of your feathered friends? I think it's interesting the different birds in different parts of the country. You should get a book...I'm actually keeping a log now as my winter birds are arriving. Also, Cornell University has a wonderful online site, and you can see pictures, read about the birds' habits, and even listen to their individual call or song. That's how I identified the Great Horned Owl...by his hoot...it was still so dark, all I could see was his silouette when he took off out of the trees. I've uploaded a shot of one of my Magpies...they are real comedians and very noisey...I just love them.

  
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  Margaret Beers Oliver October 30, 2010 at 9:05pm

  I still have all my little wren birds. (not having an idea of what they are called) These stay for the winter and frequent the feeders. We have some magpies but they are getting ready to leave. Camp robbers, blue jay, steller blue jay, different wood peckers, and some cute little grey bird with brown on it that seems to be a ground nester. I need a book LOL
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  Gyda Marie Haynes October 30, 2010 at 7:53pm

  Margaret, That's wonderful! I am so glad she is healing, and I will keep her in my prayers. I still have the House Sparrows who are sort of pesty...besides the Pine Siskins, I've had Oregon Juncos, Northern Flicker, Magpies, and California Quail...also House Finches. Early one morning this past week, I could hear a Great Horned Owl hooting...all of a sudden he flew out of a huge pine tree...totally silent in flight...beautiful!