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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 06:03:39 AM
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and tomorrow and Sunday--
Does anyone else do this? I always participate and have been keeping track of the differences I see in my wooded area for some time. It's amazing, really, how many different types of birds come through Northern Kentucky during different seasons.
If you are unfamiliar, the "requirements" are on this link http://www.birdsource.org/
and you can even record your sightings on line. Our local extension offices are also participating, maybe yours are too? It would be a great project to do with children, I think.
If you participate, have fun!!!
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 06:26:32 AM
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What a great idea. We have some new types of birds this year at our feeders. I will have to check this out. Thanks!
Karin |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 06:48:31 AM
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Thank you for letting us know. I've always mean to participate...but never quite get around to it. I love my birds! I'll check out that site.
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 06:59:21 AM
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We're counting here this weekend if the poor things haven't frozen . I can't imagine how they are surviving this arctic blast! We saw two peregrine's that should have migrated by now but the weather was so warm they didn't go and now the ground is icy, snow covered and the temps are brutual. I hope they can find enough field mice, etc...to eat until it thaws...we put out orange slices, peanut butter and bird seed and suet cakes when it gets like this for the little birds.
with a happy heart |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 07:09:46 AM
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I'm glad I posted this--I love birds, and I knew you gals did too.
We've had seagulls here lately, with all this snow and ice. VERY weird. Two sitting in the Kroger parking lot, looking quite misplaced...
I feed suet this time of year, too, Bramble...especially peanut/berry. Our feed store has these great specials where I can by 10 for $9 so I load up for the winter. I know I could probably make my own, but I'm not that creative. For Christmas, I did oranges and cheerios strung from the trees.
I just keep them in thistle feed and black oil sunflower, so they stay happy. Our crowd of titmouse (mice???) sure do let me know when I'm slacking on my duties!
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 07:24:46 AM
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We have seagulls on our lake at the end of the street! They happily co exist with all the ducks and Canada geese but it's just weird!
They have been here forever and we are about 45 minutes from the ocean! I remember they started appearing when I was in high school and they would accumulate all over the football field. I wonder if anyone knows why they are moving inland?
We don't have too much of a mice problem due to the marsh where we have nesting eagles, peregrines, etc...They do a good job of keeping that population under control but we have the dreaded squirrels who are bold, bossy and just plain arrogant. They even pelt us with pinecones when they get the chance! Probably because we have squirrel proofed our feeders!
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 08:57:40 AM
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I do the GBBC. It's an odd winter for birds here. I haven't seen a single pine siskin or redpoll. Evening grosbeaks have been here only twice all winter instead of daily. Until this month I'd never seen a crossbill but now have two kinds - white winged and red. I know that the crossbills are here for the unusual abundance of spruce cones (they eat up to 3000 seeds a day) but I have no idea why the others are missing. My report this year looks a lot different from previous years.
Robin
www.outdoorwriter.wordpress.com
www.thymeforewe.com
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 09:35:23 AM
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I was thinking about all the winter birds the other day and wondering what they do in these very cold temps. I didn't see even one for more then a week.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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