Okay .... who took 'em????
bthache
should be completely overrun with them by now but I haven't seen a
single one yet.
What gives?????
Tammie in frosty, blustery Northern Ontario
Rick
feed is good farther North. :)
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sharoncapps
one lone Junco and that is not common either.
Sharon in MN
maryann kolb
I read somewhere that this was not going to be a good year for
eruptive birds. Good feed crops up north--maybe later in the winter
some will trickle down.
Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC
bthache
this area. Guess the birds don't read the reports. ;)
Tammie in frozen Northern Ontario
Howard Lester
> I read somewhere that this was not going to be a good year for
> eruptive birds. Good feed crops up north--maybe later in the winter
> some will trickle down.
I think you mean "irruptive." We don't want to see any birds "erupt." Jan
might, but I don't. :-)
Just to be sure, I looked up "irrupt" in the dictionary, and while it does
mean to suddenly increase in population, one of the other definitions is not
very pleasant: to rupture violently.
Howard in the frozen northeast
maryann kolb
I'm worried about my Goldfinches. I had a couple a few weeks ago and
put out a sock for them and since have not seen one.
Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC
maryann kolb
Howard, I do that everytime!! I have it straight in my mind but it
comes out of my fingers wrong!
Mary Ann
bthache
Tammie in Northern Ontario
Dennis M wrote:
>
> My goldfinches here in Tennessee mysteriously disappeared in the early
> fall, but the last couple of weeks they've been sitting at the BOSS feeder
> pigging out every day. Also seeing some renewed purple finch activity in
> December too.
Howard Lester
>>I think you mean "irruptive." We don't want to see any birds "erupt." Jan
>>might, but I don't. :-)
> Howard, I do that everytime!! I have it straight in my mind but it
> comes out of my fingers wrong!
Fingers are dangerous creatures, Mary Ann! They can get us into trouble in
so many ways. :-)
MajorOz
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:08:12 -0500, bthache <btha...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >And I heard it was supposed to be a particularly good finch season in
> >this area. Guess the birds don't read the reports. ;)
>
> >Tammie in frozen Northern Ontario
>
> >maryann kolb wrote:
>
> >> I read somewhere that this was not going to be a good year for
> >> eruptive birds. Good feed crops up north--maybe later in the winter
> >> some will trickle down.
>
> >> Mary Ann
> >> Barnwell, SC
>
> I'm worried about my Goldfinches. I had a couple a few weeks ago and
> put out a sock for them and since have not seen one.
I find that they disappear for a couple weeks in the spring and fall
to change clothes.
cheers
oz
Somebuddy Else
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> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:08:12 -0500, bthache <bth...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>>And I heard it was supposed to be a particularly good finch season in
>>this area. Guess the birds don't read the reports. ;)
>>
>>Tammie in frozen Northern Ontario
>>>>>snipped text<<<<<<
> I'm worried about my Goldfinches. I had a couple a few weeks ago and
> put out a sock for them and since have not seen one.
>
> Mary Ann
> Barnwell, SC
Mary Ann, they are at my house. I have placed around the yard 3 socks and
one tube feeder out plus
5 various seed feeders with mixed seed w/BOSS and have to refill the thistle
every 3 or 4 days.
I stopped at the local feed store and and bought a 50 lb bag of Nyger for
$35 as that is the
cheapest price I have found. I keep it in a metal garbage can which has a
secure lid that
keeps the critters out. Hopefully this will last most of the winter. I
also invested in some
BOSS, which was $16 for 50lbs, which I mix with a bag of the generic cheap
millet mix for the
other small birds like the Finches and Sparrows. I store that in 50 gal.
steel drum (also in the garage)
which has a lid upon that I weight down with a cement block to keep out
visitors. This was one
of the barrels that I used to store horse feed in when I had horses. I also
feed suet blocks for the various
woodpeckers that reside in the woods. The corn in our field has yet to be
picked so the furry friends go
up there for their treats. Tomorrow and Sunday will mark a special state
wide gun deer hunt which was scheduled
prior to the regular season which was held a few weeks ago. Light snow is
in the forecast so only those
die-hards that dress for the weather will stay out long as most of the storm
is going south and east of us.
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Jan Owen
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...so can eruptions... Heheheh!!!
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feeders that I have out. Sometimes, every perch is filled. What I haven't
seen this year is the Juncos. They usually show up before the first
snowfall every year and leave right about the time of the last in the
spring. This year we've already had at least two snowfalls that covered the
ground and no Juncos!
Gary
Central Illinois USA
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bthache
feeding with the Pine Grosbeaks.
Better than none at all. :)
Happy New Year from
Tammie in Northern Ontario