With the correct finch bird feeder and the correct bird food you will be able to see a wide variety of finches in your garden. I personally like feeding them becuase they are fun to watch and have a very nice singing voice. There are many varieties of finch, that include:- house finches, goldfinches, C
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I live in the Midwest and enjoy feeding the birds. I feed sunflower seeds, suet cakes, thistle, and sugar water. I also have a bird bath. I get a nice variety of cardinals, sparrows, chickadees, finches, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and even an occasional duck — but is there something could offer to bring in rarer birds? Like Orioles? Bluebirds? Doves? More? I live near a creek, greenway and several large, heavily wooded parks.
Thanks — all your answers are great; I’ll give them a try. Unfortunately, I can’t leave a thumbs up — "Pollice verso" — for all of you as a "Level 1," but if I could, I would.
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There must have been 35 goldfinches out there.. The birds blend in to the pile of seed because it is still winter and they are very brown looking in the winter, even the males which are sometimes very brightly colored.
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A few days ago we had our first significant snowfalls of winter season. The snow started at midnight and lasted until morning and early afternoon hours. When all was said and done, we had about five inches the white stuff.
This snow was from the wet, heavy variety, which so beautifully on fences, porch of Rails, tree limbs and bird feeders mounds. This type of snow offers perfect photo opportunities, no matter, your level of expertise, or what you aim your camera direction. All very nice if you in photography.
Not particularly interested in shooting landscape, is for me the biggest appeal of a heavy snowfall that it acts like a casting call for Northern Cardinals. Come boy out of the woodwork!
Cardinals are no foreign in our yard. We have always a few male and female, feeding on sunflower seeds. But bring a few inches of snow and presto… Cardinals by the dozen.
To my eye, nothing is as breathtaking as the bright, luminous red male Cardinal against blinding white snow. Multiply that by 30 or 40 Cardinals and it really is a sight to behold. Dart in and out of the bushes, perch of atop feeder and on porch Rails and in the General put on a great show. Even less brilliant female Cardinal, with their bright red in colour and buffy clothing looks arresting snow pretty against a background. I never tired to watch the pictures that you represent.
Cardinals feed long after the most common feeder birds have gone to the roost for the night. It always amazes me seen the male Cardinals easily well in Twilight with a backdrop of snow. The vibrant red is just out.
Cardinals are northern not only birds flock to the investors of course if is snow-covered landscape. Everyone comes to the party. Most of the birds are even the shy, seem to drop their reserved attitude and much less be inhibited when the snow covers the feeding areas. Feeding stations are the free lunch counter on snow days.
I like to see especially the gleaners. You handle the provider such as a fast food establishment. It is not reaching disarmament issue around or stop and time in the community of Chirpings. No, the tufted breeding caves and Carolina chickadees dash, ignore the other birds, grab to take a seed and the food with you. She often close nearby branch perch and I on a pound firsthand, see open sunflower seeds, to get the meat inside. Then it is back to “McDonalds” for a different order to go.
Other birds are more hesitant, stop a few feet away from the investor the situation, to look at before to fly. Kleiber and woodpeckers seem this variety.
Song Sparrow, white – throated sparrows and tree sparrows skulk usually around in the bushes for a while before you the courage to come in the open and feed under the investor. I notice that once you in the feeder rhythm you often impetuous and courageous, become more, spend less time hidden and longer feed.
Who backyard birds has Jay is of course familiar with the technique of the blue. He lands a few meters from the investor and begins foals. I don’t know what language he speaks, but all small birds seem to understand that he means ‘get lost, it’s my turn’. Once the Blue Jay runs others, he feeds in his spare time. Maybe that’s why Blue Jays are common is perceived to be bullies.
My Niger Thistle seed feeders are always pretty much American Goldfinches and mobbed pinch House finches. Once the snow falling, you multiply even the finches, until the trees of forty, fifty birds wait patiently for an empty port are adorned.
Is Circus on snow days backyard as just three – ring. There are activities in every arena. Unfortunately at some point you must suspend watching feeder, go the snow shovel and go to the tours and the gateway to work. But it is only a temporary suspension for, if the work is done, I guarantee I warming will be my hands by clutching feeding eng on my binoculars, me again from the winter bird antics. Good birding.
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American goldfinches are generally seed eaters, and they are particularly fond of niger thistle seed, but they will also eat small insects when they are nesting. Learn more about the American goldfinch withhelpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds. Expert: Wayne R. Petersen Contact: www.massaudubon.org Bio: Wayne R. Petersen is director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) program at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
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We have 2 bird feeders in our backyard and we get Sparrows and Black Birds and they scare away all of the little birds, We wanted only the Finches and Cardinals etc, but when the birds birds come they scare all the little ones away and hog the bird feed! How do I get them to not eat at our feeders?
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Today I found a bird that I think got hit by a car. It seems to be paralyzed. We’ve put wild bird seed and some water in a bird cage lined with towels. It can fly a few feet if it leaves from your hands, but it can’t fly from the ground. It has trouble landing with it’s bad legs and all.
I’m assuming it’s native to Iowa.. since that’s where I found it. It’s about the size of my hand, long wings, mostly brown. The beak is dark in color and seems long compared to the birds I’m familiar with (robins, yellow finches, cardinals). People keep asking if it’s a dove, but I’m not sure. I can email a picture if anyone thinks they might know.
I’m hoping that if we can figure out what kind it is we can specialize the treatments. Thanks!
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Some Spring
Through the north window, gray skies reflect
reflect in glass lake which mirrors still
still tall dark trees anticipating new
new growth that brings high expectations
Finches on feeder, doves on the ground
ground where red Cardinals hop and peck
peck as dark Sparrows flutter in space
space where we look and wonder what if
Squirrels search brown grass for last year’s hidden
hidden treasures they buried somewhere
somewhere when the sun stole a moment
moment between rocks a hard place
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How do I get rid of flocks of black birds?
I have two poles with a total of 8 feeders on them. For the first few weeks of May & June, I had cardinals, gold finches, Downy woodpeckers, purple house finches, nuthatches and chickadees.
But all of a sudden the grackles and starlings took over and all I ever see are occasional blue jays who aren’t afraid of the "black plague."
Is there a way to selectively get rid of certain birds? I use a variety of feed including safflower. Peanuts and sunflower seeds are gone in one day. Shiny, sparkling things up in the trees have no effect. I don’t want to put up a fake owl as I will get NO birds!
So, now what?
This is getting expensive!
I live in a residential neighborhood so I don’t dare use all the fire power suggested.
MsLucy!
I didn’t invite the black birds. Until this year, after 20 or so years of feeders, all the birds were the "nice" variety. Many colors, songs, etc. Hummingbirds too.
I think the black birds weasled their way in here.
My idea was that maybe someone knew of seed combination that they couldn’t stand.
Don’t get so bent out of shape!
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I made a wooden birdhouse for the enjoyment of watching baby birds grow. I want to know HOW to get wild birds like cardinals and house finches to lay eggs in the bird house. Are they not laying in it because it has human scent on it? I put one of them in a tangled bush where dozens of house finches always stay, I put the other in an easy to get to spot deep in a big pine tree in my backyard. Any suggestions on where to put if that would help with the egg laying?
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