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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Cody on May 13, 2010, 06:03:46 PM

Title: More questions....
Post by: Cody on May 13, 2010, 06:03:46 PM

Which species eat Apples, and what species eat Mealworms? Can you please give me a list of species. Thanks,Cody

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Post by: Halton Hills on May 16, 2010, 06:11:34 AM

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I have a pair of Eastern Bluebirds nesting in my backyard.......I feed them mealworms everyday.

I specifically target the Bluebirds only.......and they finish them off quite quickly.

If given the opportunity......other birds such as Robins, Cardinals, Woodpeckers, Chickadees, and Nuthatches would also relish the critters.

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Post by: Cody on May 16, 2010, 03:24:56 PM

Will dried mealworms attract these birds too?

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Post by: RKD on May 22, 2010, 09:35:57 AM

Halton Hills
regarding feeding mealworms to Blue birds, Interesting! My daughter is doing her thesis at  University on the effects of supplemental feeding of Tree Swallows. Since some Blue Birds moved into some nestboxes she thought she would try feeding them too, but they aren't taking the mealworms. Do you mind sharing your secret? She is currently putting them in a dish on the roof of their nestbox, but no takers.

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Post by: Halton Hills on May 25, 2010, 07:13:17 AM

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I made a simple feeder specific for this task......by mounting a shallow container to the top of a 3 ft. rod.

Each morning I load it with about a dozen worms and walk out to the yard and stick it in the ground.

I place it beside a small maple tree that they like to perch in......approx. 20 ft. from the nest box.

I had it closer to the box at first.......but she didn't like it there and actually tried to remove it.

I also whistle a specific way every time I bring out the feeder to help them make the association.

Each day I've moved it a couple of feet closer to my house......I'm about 3/4's of the way there.

Now, I don't even make it back to the house before the female swoops in and lands on the feeder.

The male perches nearby but never comes in until she is finished (nice guy) :wink: ......he usually ends up with nothing.  :cry:


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Post by: Lloyd on May 25, 2010, 07:50:31 AM

It would be great if you could take some pictures, HH. I'd love to see them.

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Post by: Halton Hills on May 26, 2010, 06:09:48 PM

Quote from: "Lloyd"

It would be great if you could take some pictures, HH. I'd love to see them.

I don't want to hi-jack the thread ...   :wink:

Go here to see my Bluebirds:

http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/v ... php?t=5670 (http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=5670)

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