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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Napper on December 23, 2008, 01:33:46 PM

Title: Winter Wonderland
Post by: Napper on December 23, 2008, 01:33:46 PM: Hey!!

Merry Christmas

I spotted a Coopers hawk on numerous occasions Earlier this morning and again this early afternoon

The feeders are quite busy right now with a large group of Am Goldfinches, House fiches and on the ground 10 or more Dark eyed Junkos.

I thew some black oil seeds on the deck and the junko's are now right outside the door.

There is at least one robin hanging around. I spotted it on Sunday moments after a Cooper's blew through uncontrolled from the 50 km hour winds.

Images not possible..

oops I lied and I missed the American Tree Sparrow

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/album09/DSC_3919
http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/album09/DSC_3923?full=1

Napper :D More snow today ugh...
Title: Re: Winter Wonderland
Post by: Bird Brain on December 23, 2008, 03:13:52 PM: Quote from: "Napper"
Hey!!

Merry Christmas

Napper :D More snow today ugh...

Merry Christmas to you too!

Is it Summer yet? Ha Ha.

It would be nice to have a light snow on Christmas Eve then light snow on Christmas Day ... that's it. None before or after! I guess one has to enjoy skiing or skating to enjoy this weather. Give me a beach with white sand, thanks.

Jo-Anne :)
Title: Winter Wonderland
Post by: Napper on December 23, 2008, 10:08:06 PM: Hey

Bird brain! funny, that's what my wife calls me..

Napper is a downhill skier ..and loves Winter and big snow.. (hates shoveling it thou)

Napper :D
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Post by: Bird Brain on December 24, 2008, 12:52:43 AM: :lol: I'd be the one sitting by the fireplace at the ski lodge drinking a hot chocolate with marshmallow.
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Post by: Axeman on December 25, 2008, 09:16:42 PM: I love watching my feeders in the snow...and tracking through the woods in winter...looking for stories in the snow...

I noticed that the goldfinches do not visit my feeders but the other day, moments after sprinkling salt on my walk, a flock of a dozen or so landed on my walk and began to feed...presumably on the salt.
Title: Winter Wonderland
Post by: Napper on December 26, 2008, 01:56:00 PM: Hey!! Axeman

This morning there were at least 30 American Goldfinches at and under the feeders.

More of them on the snow than at the feeders... I put an old piece of Plywood (6" x 12") on the snow and put some black oil seed on it for the Dark eyed

Junko's. I love watching the junko's, as they forage all over the yard, deck, shrubs.

Napper :))

Only 1 lonely American Tree sparrow.
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Post by: Axeman on December 26, 2008, 02:31:25 PM: Yeah I find the american tree sparrows visit either alone or in pairs...this year I'm lucky and have a pair...

Hey Napper...reminiscing about your pic of rabbit on picnic table...I find that in evenings we have 4 or 5 rabbits foraging under feeders etc....but I've found that they eat just about EVERYTHING...I throw my leftover dinner scraps out my backdoor and they'll eat it...bread...pasta...vegetables...and if I dump broth or sauce they will eat the coated snow...but the thing that surprised me is...they will eat leftover meat.
Title: Rabbits
Post by: Napper on December 26, 2008, 11:29:43 PM: Hey ! Axeman

I have not seen such activity from our local hare/rabbits.... I have only seen them devour Veggies

and spilled bird seed..

Napper:)

Something thoroughly cleaned scrap ribs my wife thew out on the deck on Sunday.. I suspect it was most likely an Oppossum or a Racoon..
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Post by: Axeman on December 28, 2008, 11:34:11 AM: I had a strange experience last Xmas...we threw out a turkey carcass...alas my dog Domi would have devoured it but he passed away a week before Xmas 2007....anyway, when I woke up in the a.m. the WHOLE carcass was gone...not a scrap and nary a sign it was even there...and no tracks....it was a large bird...was wondering if an owl or something carried it away