Anonymous
Post 06/30/2016 11:39     Subject: Birds in your garden
I love my garden. It is very peaceful when the birds isit. I am hoping to attract a Painted Bunting.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2016 07:22     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:We have sparrows of all kinds, flickers for a little bit, some kind of woodpecker I couldn't identify, catbirds, cowbirds, one oriole once, purple finches, goldfinches, blue jays, starlings, cardinals, robins, and once a kestrel (!!!).

+1
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2016 22:12     Subject: Birds in your garden
We have sparrows of all kinds, flickers for a little bit, some kind of woodpecker I couldn't identify, catbirds, cowbirds, one oriole once, purple finches, goldfinches, blue jays, starlings, cardinals, robins, and once a kestrel (!!!).
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2016 09:56     Subject: Birds in your garden
I think all of the cool, mischievous, and vibrant birds have flown away from my garden.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 16:12     Subject: Birds in your garden
Plant some raspberry and blackberry bushes. If you are lucky, you will be treated to a group of Cedar Waxwings flitting about. They have black masks and cute brown crests, with wings dipped in red and yellow paint. They are social birds and are likely to stay all year round.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 11:25     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I use pepper spray to scare away the starlings and house sparrows. Now I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, and cardinals. It is an effective strategy.


This sounds horrible.

I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, cardinals, blue jays, all living peacefully with starlings and sparrows. What kind of person pepper sprays birds?

Seriously, it is bad karma.


This post is about birds in your garden. Most gardeners know that pepper spray is not the kind you pull out in a dark alley PPs. I'm sure the PP was talking about hot wax pepper spray that is used on plants to keep pests away. Relax.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 11:14     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I use pepper spray to scare away the starlings and house sparrows. Now I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, and cardinals. It is an effective strategy.


This sounds horrible.

I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, cardinals, blue jays, all living peacefully with starlings and sparrows. What kind of person pepper sprays birds?

Seriously, it is bad karma.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 11:00     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I use pepper spray to scare away the starlings and house sparrows. Now I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, and cardinals. It is an effective strategy.


This sounds horrible.

I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, cardinals, blue jays, all living peacefully with starlings and sparrows. What kind of person pepper sprays birds?
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 10:56     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:One of my favorites are Northern Cardinals. They brighten up the day with their appearance and song. The males are particularly dashing. I have never seen a Scarlet Tanager, Would love to see one of those one day.

I am the person who posted this. I keep a life list and have not added the tanager as of yet. One of my favourite birds is the Indigo Bunting. I love the intensity of its colour.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 08:45     Subject: Birds in your garden

What a nice thread.

I love waking up to the sounds of birds near my window.

Anonymous
Post 06/27/2016 08:41     Subject: Re:Birds in your garden
I plant bright sunflowers to attract a multitude of seed-eating birds. I have seen sparrows, mourning doves, blue jays, cardinals, and gold finches. Sometimes crows visit my garden when I least except the,
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2016 17:10     Subject: Birds in your garden
Sometimes I use pepper spray to scare away the starlings and house sparrows. Now I have bluebirds, wrens, grosbeaks, and cardinals. It is an effective strategy.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2016 16:19     Subject: Birds in your garden
I think my backyard is the Manhattan of the Cardinal world. And I have several Downy Woodpeckers, and I think a few Goldfinch (something that's pretty yellow). Also tons of robins, chickadees, bluejays, etc. I fill the birdbath in the morning and by midafternoon it is almost empty after bath time.
I have had a few humminbirds but I don't think many. But I think another 'regular' bird is drinking my hummingbird food.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2016 13:55     Subject: Birds in your garden
Anonymous wrote:Hummingbirds, cowbirds, catbirds, red headed woodpecker, downy woodpecker, cardinals, blue jays, Carolina wrens, doves, goldfinches, housefinches, nuthatches, chickadees, robins, starlings, grackles, crows, pigeons-gah!, many types of sparrows, mockingbirds, ruby crowned kinglets, Northern flickers are regulars.
Birds I have seen very occasionally are red-winged blackbirds, a female tanager once, a rose-breasted grosbeak once, turkey vultures and pileated woodpeckers.
I have hummingbird and regular bird feeders and a very bird-friendly garden.


Same here, (except for the ruby-crowned kinglet, Norhtern flicker, and grosbeak), plus tufted titmouse, ravens this year, orioles, and our resident Cooper's hawk who dive bombs every now and then and takes care of the resident "field mice."
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2016 13:52     Subject: Re:Birds in your garden
I like ruby-crowned kinglets. The males become excited and territorial during the breeding season. They are fun to watch.