Birds of a Feather

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Pine Strip

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Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteola).jpg
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula).jpg
 
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Nice.....apparently Spring has sprung?? Thanks for sharing.
 
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We've been seeing hummingbirds, and the painted buntings have returned.
 
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We've been seeing hummingbirds, and the painted buntings have returned.

Unusually cold spring here (we're still chasing wild turkeys that are still in full breeding mode). Amazing that the bird species seem to rotate (i.e. even the rare red-headed wookdpecker showed up yesterday to fight with the downy/hairy cousins at the suet feeders). We don't get the painted buntings here but the indigos should be showing here soon. I love the song on those rose-breasted grosbeaks (we had 5 males on the feeder at the same time when they first arrived). Wish the orioles would return. Such pretty music from both of those.
 
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I recognize the orange one (we had them here 2 years ago but last year they checked it out and left) but what's the yellow bird?

These guys showed up last week View attachment 317182

Bluebirds are here also and the hummingbirds arrived just this morning.


Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteola)
 
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I have 2 families of bluebirds that moved into the same multifamily purple martin bird house on top of my garden shed. I figure they must be related normally I thought they didnt like having nest close together>?

Something also made a nest in my white pines and sure carries on a racket (pretty noise really but LOUD) it seems to imitate OTHER birds a lot as well. I have not even SEEN the little sucker yet but it sure is having fun. The starlings and Robins also are agitated by what ever it is due to it imitating them often. I been eliminating the Starlings as they keep tearing off my fascia boards and building nests in the eves. pulled out a dozen nests already this year. the Robins also like to land on the car windows and fight with the side mirror reflection then crap down side of the car. so they are on my list if I see them on or around the cars or trucks... I have a but load of wrens and yesterday seen first Canaries finches flitting about. I dont generally feed any of them other than humming birds in dry summer times. there seems to be half dozen on my place and had 2 nests within view in last few years. There are plenty of bushes & pines for them to hang around in.

I will have to try and get a good look at the new Noise Maker out in the pines this week...

Mark
 

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