Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on January 29, 2010, 07:41:21 PM
-
Hi everyone. It's always an adventure out birding/walking in -24c windchill weather and having one's eyelashes freezing! :shock: :lol: ... but at least it was sunny.
Today's sightings ...
Maplewood Park: House Finches x 30
Lake Aquitaine: Downy Woodpecker (female) x 1
Jo-Anne :)
Maplewood Park: East side of Glen Erin Dr., just North of Aquitaine Ave.
Lake Aquitaine: SE corner of Glen Erin Dr./Aquitaine Ave., behind the Meadowvale Community Centre.
-
I've noticed in my travels throughout Totronto, and at my feeder array, a surprising number of this species, which appears to be rebounding quite nicely from the "Conjunctivitis Catastrophe" about a decade ago ...
Depending on the type(s) of feeder(s) you might have, it is still wise to disinfect them regularly (I think a 5% Javex -H20 would be sufficient -- any comments on this?).
If you like goldfinches -- and why wouldn't you? -- I found "thistleseed socks," which are just that, at Home Depot for $12, and figured "Why not?". They really bring them in, and the chickadees figured them out pretty quickly as well. The regular "wild bird" mix brings in the house finches, chickadees, and rather a lot of juncos, which are inspected closely for plumage variations ("Oregon" types, in various degrees, are out there ... always worth a look); unsalted, shelled peanuts and sunflower seeds are nice and fatty, and a bit of suet will attract those crabby little things what go "Yank! Yank!" and downies, at least ...
Margaret and I are living on Alpo ...
-
Depending on the type(s) of feeder(s) you might have, it is still wise to disinfect them regularly (I think a 5% Javex -H20 would be sufficient -- any comments on this?).
Hi Norman. The building I live in, we're not allowed to have feeders on our balconies - apparently it attracts too many pigeons.
Margaret and I are living on Alpo ...
I'll stick with Kraft Dinner, thanks. :lol:
Jo-Anne :)