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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on November 20, 2010, 09:32:31 PM

Title: Nov 20th and I still got Red Wings at the feeders.
Post by: Rob'in'To on November 20, 2010, 09:32:31 PM

So, it's November 20th, doing some Project Feeder Watch this morning and I see I still have some Red Winged Blackbirds visiting.  I counted 4 this morning.  It's getting late for these guys, isn't it?  Or will they attempt to stick around?  Someone, last winter, told me some Red Wings were reported in Quebec through the winter months, and down around Hamilton some place.  Hmmmmmm.

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Post by: Misty01 on November 24, 2010, 08:06:17 AM

I' not sure on that Rob; I'm in Hamilton on the escarpment and all of our red wings in our area vanished in October.
Crystal

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Post by: GStuart on November 24, 2010, 08:25:30 AM

Two years ago I had Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Grackle on January 1, at or near Lynde Shores.  A select few stick around.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on November 24, 2010, 08:50:20 AM

I was reading the Project Feeder Watch results for last winter and RWBBs were a common sight in parts of Quebec.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on November 26, 2010, 03:10:08 PM

I look outside after work today...  November 26th...  and there's a couple Red Wings at my feeders.  Maybe I got some magic black oil?

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Post by: Raven11:11 on December 24, 2010, 01:26:34 AM

why do some birds fly south and others stay?

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Post by: Reuven_M on December 24, 2010, 08:14:49 AM

Almost all insect-eating birds leave. The only ones that stay are species like chickadees and nuthatches that will eat other food and are good at finding insect eggs and things like that. If you look at the birds found in winter, there are very few that are not meat, seed or berry eaters.

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Post by: Raven11:11 on December 24, 2010, 02:50:52 PM

starlings
pigeons
seagulls
doves
sparrow - brown , field ?
cardinal
blue jay