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Post by dumdave on Mar 28, 2015 12:16:10 GMT -6
Looks all black to me. I remember when Streator was overrun w/starlings and allow folks to shoot them. The City paid a bounty on their claws. My neighbor then, got a pellet gun and made good money every summer night at dusk.
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Post by dive61364 on Mar 28, 2015 14:42:17 GMT -6
now that is against the law to shot a pellet gun or bb gun in the city limits. I wish we had the good old days back.
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Post by dive61364 on Mar 30, 2015 15:00:50 GMT -6
I hung my hummingbird feeders today. I might be a week early though. last year the first one wasn`t here till April 7th.
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Post by super on Mar 30, 2015 19:46:08 GMT -6
snObirds still here, won't be long now !
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Post by gijane on Mar 31, 2015 15:40:31 GMT -6
We have house finches, cardinals, red bellied woodpeckers, redwinged blackbirds, sparrows, dark eyed juncos, titmice, and those pesty grackles and cowbirds. More will come.
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Post by super on Mar 31, 2015 18:01:43 GMT -6
I've been thinking? The Juncos are appx a 6 month wintering bird here...they show up the second week of Oct every year. Not sure when they head back though? They spend the summer in Canada for the most part, but some hang around the western and 4 corner areas of the US year around!
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Post by dive61364 on Mar 31, 2015 20:14:10 GMT -6
wildlife is changing with the climate changes. there are robins that stay here year round now they say. I have never seen a robin in the winter yet though.
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Post by toshiko on Mar 31, 2015 20:19:27 GMT -6
wildlife is changing with the climate changes. there are robins that stay here year round now they say. I have never seen a robin in the winter yet though. I, had robins, here all winter. Surprised me, too. dd, if you look closely to the Starlings, you will see, some really nice blue colors. HUGE cardinal, hanging around, as well as a couple of Blue Jays. BJ, there is one mean bird!
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Post by dumdave on Apr 1, 2015 10:24:39 GMT -6
There is a bunch of robins around here today. I am waiting to see my first cardinal of the year. I hope to get my feeders up within the next week or so.
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Post by toshiko on Apr 8, 2015 8:01:05 GMT -6
Purple house finch, fixing up the old robin nest on front porch. I knew I heard him, and was thrilled to see him scouting for a home here.
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Post by capncrunch on Apr 9, 2015 10:16:06 GMT -6
Starve Rock posted this on facebook.
Pileated Woodpecker - Photos by Jacki (All Rights Reserved) Thanks to Tiffany who alerted me to this adult male either going after some ants or starting a nesting site! I am hoping for the nesting site option but we will see! I just LOVE these great big woodpeckers. They are amazing to watch making their mark on this world. Here are some great facts on this gorgeous creature. The Pileated Woodpecker is the largest North American woodpecker. Although the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is actually larger, its sightings (Ivory-billed) are such that it is considered near or at extinction. Description Measuring 16-19 inches long with a red crest and black bill. You'll find these birds in mature forest with large trees. The male Pileated has a red patch at the base of the bill whereas the female has a black patch at the base of the bill. The territory of these birds can be 150-200 acres. Signs of their presence can be detected by lookin for 3-6 inch holes in trees. Since these birds eat carpenter ants and the ants tunnel deep into the wood, the birds will excavate a long gash in a tree to retrieve ants. Mating Habits These birds have been observed performing a courtship dance. This dance consist of one bird bowing, scraping, and stepping sideways in a circle around another bird. Pair bonds tend to be for life and pairs stay together all year long. During Fall and Winter the pairs roost at different locations during the night. Males sometimes use the previous nest site as their night time roost. They prefer dense, mature forest for nesting. The nest cavity is excavated in dead wood 15-70 feet above ground. The entrance hole is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. The depth of the cavity is between 10-24 inches deep. The female will lay 3-5 white eggs which will be incubated for 15-16 days by both the male and female birds. Both male and female will also feed the nestlings. After 24 - 28 days the young will leave the nest. The adults and young will stay together until fall. During this time the adult birds will continue to feed them and teach them how to find their own food. Around September, the family will break up and the young will find territories of their own. A user's photo.
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Post by toshiko on Apr 9, 2015 21:10:13 GMT -6
Toads doing, what toads do. Only five or so, but they are here!
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Post by toshiko on Apr 11, 2015 8:51:38 GMT -6
Robin came and fed the purple finches. Pretty neat, too. The finches did not have to pee in a cup!!!!
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Post by toshiko on Apr 18, 2015 22:33:53 GMT -6
Pond drained, 40 or so fish moved to makeshift pond. Robins, still coming to bathe, in what is left of water. Toads, hanging in. Have not seen any Golden Finches yet, or bats. Anyone else? I,am trying to attach photo, but is says it is too big. How do I, make it fit? tia.
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Post by dive61364 on Apr 24, 2015 20:40:14 GMT -6
my first golden finches arrived today toshiko.
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