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MIAJOEB
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humming bird. falcon not sure what kind or maybe a hawk finches scrub jay robin
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Doing nothing is the most perfect form of action, when I do nothing there is nothing left undone and there is nothing left to do.... The Way by Lao Tse
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WIDARLING
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woodpeckers
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MIAJOEB
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No one else saw any birds today.... either.
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things:... Psalm 98
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though... we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day my day....So fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal 2 COR 16-18
Doing nothing is the most perfect form of action, when I do nothing there is nothing left undone and there is nothing left to do.... The Way by Lao Tse
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MIAJOEB
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Just a couple ravens and the seagull that eats whatever the kids toss to him ( or her )
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things:... Psalm 98
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though... we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day my day....So fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal 2 COR 16-18
Doing nothing is the most perfect form of action, when I do nothing there is nothing left undone and there is nothing left to do.... The Way by Lao Tse
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WIDARLING
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lots of woodpeckers
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MIAJOEB
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a little male hummer sneaked in and got first call on the fresh feeder before the older male found out.
We have lots of parkland and open space where walk so I might be telling you about the feral turkeys or the peacocks. I have to transfer my pictures from my phone to here so I can show you the turkeys when the males are doing their " dancing?"
Edited by: MIAJOEB at: 10/3/2012 (12:01)
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things:... Psalm 98
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though... we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day my day....So fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal 2 COR 16-18
Doing nothing is the most perfect form of action, when I do nothing there is nothing left undone and there is nothing left to do.... The Way by Lao Tse
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GINGERSTARDUST
Posts: 6,295 6/30/12 10:17 A
Robins,chicadee,sparrows,blackbirds,cardinals and hummingbirds also some woodpeckers.
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HICKOK-HALEY
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We didn't see the Eagles today, so we think they have moved on. We did see Red Tail Hawks, Turkey Buzzards. Nuttall's Woodpecker, Western Bluebird. Say's Phoebe. Ravens. Always lots of Ravens lol
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WEKIMER
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I'm jealous. I haven't seen bald eagles in a few years. The latest spring arrivals this past week were the red wing black birds and the grackles. And about 30 turkeys came 2 weeks ago too. that's the most I've ever seen at one time. kim
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ANYA_ONION
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We have a pretty large population of Bald Eagles here in the Twin Cities and it is always an awe-inspiring sight to spot one!
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HICKOK-HALEY
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We saw two Bald Eagles today!
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WEKIMER
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First visit from a male Baltimore oriole yesterday and today. I put out the oriole feeder and some oranges and he really liked the oranges. Still hasn't sampled the oriole feeder yet. Seems a little timid. I also bought some orange jelly and he's eating that now. Cool! First time I've ever seen one! Another good day for gardening. Kim
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WEKIMER
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We always see them from a distance in a field or at the top of our lawn usually in a small flock. That's the first time I've seen a wild one so close. She was very nervous but kept eating the corn. I wonder if she has a nest nearby. I was surprised to see her by herself. That's what made me think she might be nesting. kim
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. Nolan Bushnell
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ANYA_ONION
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A small hawk or falcon swooped over my head on my walk yesterday! So cool! In terms of identifying it, really all I noticed was that it was a raptor and had the brown and white spotted undersides.
I've lived in MN my whole life, Kim, and we have lots of turkeys too, but I never saw them until two years ago. They are so big, how could I have missed seeing them before?
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WEKIMER
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here and very cold. But I fed the birds and they are quite happily chirping around in the rain, eating. A female turkey dropped by my feeding area yesterday and had some corn and she stopped by again this morning right after I put the corn out. I wonder if she was watching me. She just appeared out of the brush both days. Pretty cool to see. Tracy took some pics of her so I will upload them later. kim
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WEKIMER
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2 red tailed hawks came to visit this morning very close to my feeders. They grabbed a mouse or a chipmunk. I couldn't tell which. Stayed for about 5 minutes. One was huge, one was quite small. Male and female I suspect. kim
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WEKIMER
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Cool Ginger, I haven't seen any of those yet. I"m hoping though. Do you put out anything special for the bluebirds? kim
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ANYA_ONION
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Saw a cowbird this week - sang a very pretty song perched in the pine tree in back.
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GINGERSTARDUST
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Anya and Kim nice birds!The bluebirds are back here so I had to clean all the houses last weekend!I sw 3 of them in the yard on the high line wire!Also got some pics of the pileated woodpecker that visited the feeder this weekend and a red headed woodpecker!YAY
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WEKIMER
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That's really cool Anya. I saw an Eastern Towhee today and I've had some cowbirds and grackles visit my feeders the past 2 weekends. Amazing to me every time I see a new bird I've never seen before. We used to see herons on the river up by our camp. Not sure what kind though. I think it was white. or maybe blue. I'll pay more attention now that I know more about birds. kim
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ANYA_ONION
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House Finches are here! Also saw more Juncos, Sparrows, Chickadees, Cardinals, Crows.
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ANYA_ONION
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I might have seen a Green Heron this morning or possibly the Pileated Woodpecker that's been hanging around. I basically saw it in silhouette as it was flying by, so I saw that it was crested. I didn't see any white markings that I would have expected if it was the Pileated. It had a clump of long dried grass in it's bill.
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You can say that again. The finch feeders need filled up almost every day and that stuff is expensive. I noticed they spilled a lot on the ground but it looks like they also get down there and clean the ground up some too. When there's a whole flock of them anyway. We got snow overnight so I just have the regular visitors. kim
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GINGERSTARDUST
Posts: 6,295 3/28/11 6:51 P
so great Anya wish we had cardianls here I so would love to see some!
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ANYA_ONION
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The cardinals and chickadees were singing lots of love songs this weekend!
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GINGERSTARDUST
Posts: 6,295 3/28/11 12:26 A
Kim so happy to have another bird watcher on board and it sounds like you have a loT I wish my humming birds were coming back now it will be 2 whole months before we see any of them Anya sounds like a lot of them are returning for you too!!
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WEKIMER
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I have so many. My regulars include goldfinches, robins, juncos, chickadees, red bellied woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, doves, sparrows, cardinals, blue jays, titmice, nuthatches, a few crows, starlings, lots of squirrels, chipmunks, brown creepers, and red wing blackbirds. We also regularly see wild turkeys but they don't come to the lower yard where my feeders are. Also saw a house finch a few times. Can't wait for the hummers. They should be coming back this week or next. I had my hummingbird feeder out but the sugar water froze so I brought it in for a few days. I'll put it back out in a day or 2. (southwestern PA here) kim
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ANYA_ONION
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I've been seeing more Canada geese and also Juncos and Robins in addition to the regulars.
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GINGERSTARDUST
Posts: 6,295 3/26/11 1:36 A
Lots of geese and trumpeter swan a whole field of them today on the way to work!Also crows and a pileated woodpecker!
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Posts: 6,295 3/21/11 1:59 A
oh cool a turkey!!a crow today and some trumpeter swans!
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ANYA_ONION
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I like to redecorate my page often!
Saw a turkey last week, and lots of migrating songbirds this week. I have to start keeping my eye on the feeder as the birdfeed is disappearing faster!
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GINGERSTARDUST
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Another nice picture Anya!!the crows are flying around today and I thought I saw a pileatred woodpecker!
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GINGERSTARDUST
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All right geese coming our way sounds great!!Have yet to hear any but they usually wait till mid March or later which is good as we are getting snow and cold yet again today!!I do I really think that pic is adorable!!
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ANYA_ONION
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Thanks, Ginger!
I saw some Canada Geese heading north this week! And my sparrows came back, or this is a new bunch on the move too. Plus the cardinals and chickadees were very talkative this week.
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GINGERSTARDUST
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Anya I love your new profile picture, so cute!!Yes I think a lot of birds are moving now saw 6 Trumpeter swan not far from home on the way to work yesterday!!They are so regal looking!
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ANYA_ONION
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Maybe they are on the move. I think I saw a Junco, which is only in our area when they migrate, and some Robins have arrived. I think there's hope that spring is on its way!
Saw the Pileated Woodpecker again this weekend on my walk in the neighborhood.
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GINGERSTARDUST
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You know I havent seen any sparrows at all wonder where they are hiding??
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ANYA_ONION
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Crows and chickadees this morning. The sparrows must still be sleeping!
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GINGERSTARDUST
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more chickadees and nuthatches a nd a couple woodpeckers!
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GINGERSTARDUST
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more chickadees and nuthatches and a couple downy woopeckers!!
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some chickadees!
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Crows on the way to work!
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Just some chickadees ,had to work today so missed most of them!!
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ANYA_ONION
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Crows and sparrows and chickadees!
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Nuthatches and chickadees!!
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30 below again just chickadees and nuthatches.
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lots of chickadees and nuthatches on the suet cake and peanut butter log today!Sunny and 13 below 0 with out the wind chill!!We are having a VERY cold winter and tons of snow about 3 feet on the ground right now!I have to keep the food coming for the poor little birds so they dont die!!We have the Pileated woodpeckers here but they are mainly in the woods and hammering away at dead tree stumps.They can really put holes in a dead tree!
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ANYA_ONION
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Just saw a Pileated Woodpecker on the telephone pole in my neighbors backyard! Very unusual, since I am in the heart of suburbia. We used to see these alot when I was growing up. We lived in an area that was not quite the country, but very woodsy.
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Great sight to see Anya. The Scrub Jay came down for his food. Had a couple of Doves in the yard eating with the House Finch, and Sparrows. Yesterday I saw a Hummingbird.
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We saw a red-tail hawk and a pair of bald eagles at Long Lake on sunday. The pair of eagles nest at Round Lake where I used to work, so I see them alot, but it never gets old!
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all the usual littlies plus a little wagtail.
Martha-Ann, Yorkshire, England.
'You only get out what you put in'.
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ANYA_ONION
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It was perched very high up in the tree, so even though I got the binoculars out, all I could see was the white breast, striped eye, and gray around the edges. The info I read on other sites said they prefer open areas (not suburban, where I'm at) but they do winter here in MN. I wouldn't want them to eat my other birds, but they can have all the mice and voles they want!
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Beautiful bird.. Check out this link, and see if it is the same bird call. Read the info on the bird. Looks so sweet, but it is mighty for it's size. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Shrik e/id
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I saw another Hawk today, and a Falcon. Lot's of Scrub Jay's.
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No birds yesterday. They were all hunkered down due to the snow storm.
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Sat. was an interesting day. We had 2 Scrub Jay's at the feeder today. Were they hungry. Some House Finch showed up, and ate with the Sparrows. 2 Doves as well. When we took the dogs for a walk, there was a Mockingbird in he open desert. You usually don't see one there. On the way to the ranch there was a Hawk, and a lot of Ravens flying with it. A lot of Brewer Blackbirds today.
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That is exciting a little egret!!Neat!only some woodpeckers and nuthatch today its nearly 30 below with the windchill!!
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That is an exciting find Ellen. Hope you see it again soon.
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The Little Egret, how wonderful!
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Hi Anna, Thank you for the link and information. I have looked up the bird and it is a Little Egret. They are apparently breeding at Chichester Harbour not too far from where I live. They are truly beautiful, but I did not have a camera with me. Its gone today. Ellen
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Not many birds today since we are having T-Storms off and on. There was a Dove that kept cooing to me. I threw some corn out to it, but it just sat there and watched me. Had a few Sparrows, but that's it.
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Do you have any Egrets in your area? They are smaller than the Great Blue Heron.
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Lots of Chickadees lately!
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Robins and Trumpeter swans!Crows and chickadees!!
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The Tawny Owls looks like our Burrow Owl. I like them too. Cute faces! I haven't seen the Barn Owl around here for a while.
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I love owls, but we don't get many round here now, although we are in a country area. We used to get a Tawny owl sitting on our roof, but it hasn't been there recently. The female blackbird was in the garden today.
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Sounds like a great day. I saw House Sparrows, Ravens, Doves, Red Tailed Hawk, and a Burrow Owl right at dusk.
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I have got some pics, I need to do a blog. Did gardening today, there were lots of house sparrows and blue tits around. There were grebes and a great crested grebe on the lake again today.
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You need to get some pics Ellen!
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The Brent geese have gone from the Lake. The Canada Geese have arrived. There were 2 Grebes fishing today. We fed the ducks and swans today and there is one duck that is blind in one eye. I have to feed him by hand or he doesn't get any food. He is really gentle and comes and stands very close to my feet now. He is so cute.
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a crow!!
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I love the Red Tailed Hawk. Years ago, my Hubby and I were driving past an open area of desert. We saw a Raven chasing a Red Tailed Hawk. The Raven was being a pest...Finally the Hawk could take no more. Turned around and started chasing the Raven. I never saw a Raven fly so fast lol.
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There was a hawk in the neighbor's backyard yesterday. Probably a red-tailed hawk, but I didn't get a good enough look at it.
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How fun. I haven't seen them at my house, but they are in the area.
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The robins have been nesting near by in the garden somewhere. We saw them feeding babies. We are lucky, they are here all year. They get quite tame if you feed them mealworms. If we dig in the garden they always appear and get quite close. Ellen
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Robin's are one of my favorites!
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There was a robin in the garden today, just beginning to sing. Winter must be coming. Its been raining here a lot, but its still quite warm. The wind is getting up. Ellen Hampshire UK
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Saw a Falcon on our way back from the ranch. Our yard was fairly quiet today. Sure has been an odd year. Oh, and we saw 2 deer wanting to cross the road. They were young yet. Beautiful!
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Finally been getting the hummingbirds at my feeder. Also had one visit us while we were camping over the weekend.
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We had lots of Brewer Blackbirds this week. I am so excited. I have seen them at the end of my street (I live on a looooong street), but rarely have I seen them in my yard. For some reason they have moved in. The House Finch still hasn't come back in numbers. I see one now and then, but that is it.
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Oh, I know! My cat and I are fascinated by them, although for different reasons! He wants to eat them! I'm still working on identifying the different types of sparrows. We've got Chipping Sparrows, House Sparrows, and possibly Song Sparrows. I think I need to leave the book on the porch . . . .
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Anna, I know it may seem like the same ole mix but they are still fun to watch.
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We have a pretty large population of Bald Eagles here in the Twin Cities and it is always an awe-inspiring sight to spot one!
here and very cold. But I fed the birds and they are quite happily chirping around in the rain, eating. A female turkey dropped by my feeding area yesterday and had some corn and she stopped by again this morning right after I put the corn out. I wonder if she was watching me. She just appeared out of the brush both days. Pretty cool to see. Tracy took some pics of her so I will upload them later. kim
Kim so happy to have another bird watcher on board and it sounds like you have a loT I wish my humming birds were coming back now it will be 2 whole months before we see any of them 
Anya sounds like a lot of them are returning for you too!!
lots of chickadees and nuthatches on the suet cake and peanut butter log today!Sunny and 13 below 0 with out the wind chill!!We are having a VERY cold winter and tons of snow about 3 feet on the ground right now!I have to keep the food coming for the poor little birds so they dont die!!We have the Pileated woodpeckers here but they are mainly in the woods and hammering away at dead tree stumps.They can really put holes in a dead tree!
