purple finches

re:Fall Migration Continues
In category Birds & Birding
Written by matrixise

shrilly noticed this week that my purple finches are bravely leaving. Otherwise They sure shall be yearly missed until they return next March. Oddly enough, the goldfinches are still here. I've never saw them stay this late in the season! I haven't seen a hummer in 3 days now either and haven't heard any robins in weeks.
So far on the bright side, I know my beautiful pine grosbeaks will

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re:House Sparrows/House Finches
In category Birds & Birding
Written by Gorm_the_Red

Is their any birdseed witch house sparrows will not eat? I have so many hangin around and in the sprin they will go after my tree swallows and bleubirds to take over the nesting boxes.

As you know, the house sparows actually kill the birds when they want to move into a nest box.

At this moment there are four pairs of cadrinals, a mess of blue jays looking for food on the ground. the feeders ar

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re:Fickle weather.....
In category Birds & Birding
Written by shai44

Last week we had snow & frost, this week we're hitting the
70's........go figure.

Haven't posted for a while but I've been reading all the posts every night. Not alot of bird action lately. Last Hummingbird came through
Sunday and I haven't seen one since. Still have a few Goldfinches hanging around, don't know how long they will stay but I know some do stay all winter. Resident Chickadee

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