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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Observations on Birds
We've had a bird feeder on the side of the house since last year. It's one of those tube-type feeders that has 6 feeding stations with perches. They're
designed to attract smaller birds, such as Finches. This year, word was out about our feeder, which has played host to large numbers of smallish birds. After some searching online, I've identified them as Oregon Juncos and House Finches. Both are gregarious birds, who seem to get along with each other
quite well.
Six weeks ago, I bought a feeder designed for thistle seed. The package represented it is good for attracting finches (I thought I already had them - House Finches?). I hung it on the window of the room we call the "library," where I spend most of my time.
Well... after a week or so, the thistle seed was discovered by the biggest
flock of American Goldfinches you'd ever want to see. They are very pretty birds, and a bit smaller than the Juncos and House Finches. The males are brightly colored with yellow plumage. "Great," I thought. More birds. Not so quick. Turns out these little guys are very aggressive. They fight each other, and they even fight the other birds, and were chasing them away. My solution has been to move the thistle feeder to a window farther away from the other feeder, and I plan to move it in stages until it is on the other side of the house.
designed to attract smaller birds, such as Finches. This year, word was out about our feeder, which has played host to large numbers of smallish birds. After some searching online, I've identified them as Oregon Juncos and House Finches. Both are gregarious birds, who seem to get along with each other
quite well.Six weeks ago, I bought a feeder designed for thistle seed. The package represented it is good for attracting finches (I thought I already had them - House Finches?). I hung it on the window of the room we call the "library," where I spend most of my time.
Well... after a week or so, the thistle seed was discovered by the biggest
flock of American Goldfinches you'd ever want to see. They are very pretty birds, and a bit smaller than the Juncos and House Finches. The males are brightly colored with yellow plumage. "Great," I thought. More birds. Not so quick. Turns out these little guys are very aggressive. They fight each other, and they even fight the other birds, and were chasing them away. My solution has been to move the thistle feeder to a window farther away from the other feeder, and I plan to move it in stages until it is on the other side of the house.
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