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Title: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Shortsighted on November 10, 2024, 09:01:35 AM
I have not had a backyard feeder up for a long time due to squirrels, raccoons, major crimes unit stomped all over my experiment and I now I have millet growing everywhere.  Well, despite all that, I put it up again and in no real span of time at all, pop there's a chickadee, and then another, and then a junco.  This morning, pop, the first bird I saw on it was a Red-breasted nuthatch.  I haven't seen one of those all summer.
Disclaimer:  none of the birds mentioned ever made a "pop" sound.  The pop was something going on in my head.  It's probably nothing more than an aneurysm ... no worries. 

So far, November (tail-end of year) backyard sightings:
Chickadee x 4  /  DE junco x 1  /  Red-breasted nuthatch x1
Title: Re: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Dr. John on November 10, 2024, 12:59:25 PM
We are seeing lots of juncos, regular cardinals and mourning doves, a few white throats, a white breasted nuthatch, the occasional red breasted, the occasional chickadee, and the occasional downy.
Title: Re: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Shortsighted on November 10, 2024, 01:38:32 PM
Clearly, you've had a head start.  After some activity this morning things have been quiet.  But then again, it's raining.
Title: Re: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Shortsighted on November 12, 2024, 08:08:11 AM
November 12th:
Four juncos instead of just a single bird,  single White-breasted nuthatch, single Am. goldfinch, single Am. Tree sparrows.  What have I started here ... a singles club?
Title: Re: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Napper on November 15, 2024, 11:41:56 PM
My feeder is on a cord 5 feet off the ground.
No critter can get to it and we have many night time visitors, Possum's, Skunks and Raccoons.
Feeder is very busy last few weeks
napper


Title: Re: Pop goes the feeder
Post by: Napper on November 15, 2024, 11:46:22 PM
We have junco's at least 4 near the feeder this week.

One is smart enough to actually eat seed from the feeder.... black oil seed.
Being brief because internet is acting up.
Napper

3rd attempt