Bird Migration and Misc Birding Thread

[BoxsterCy]

Desert owls from April trip to Arizona. Two Great Horned Owl owlets in a rock cavity nest eroded into a sandstone butte. Pretty cool sight for a Midwest boy not used to seeing this sort of thing.

FYI, this was with a 600mm lens and cropped some so I was quite a ways back from the owls and not disturbing them. Plus, they seemed pretty used to people, this was shot from a trail/path.

 

[jsb]

Yes, I have been told that you should do jelly in the spring and fall but meal worms in the summer. I have changed over to the meal worms after learning this but haven't gotten the orioles back yet.

My mom never gets them back after it gets hot in the summer. She had at least 12 pairs of Baltimore and 2 orchards. They left the week of Fathers Day. There were a few stragglers but I’m sure they were gone last week.

 

[Jdk]

Anyone know what kind of bird this is that showed up at my parents feeder? Can't find anything about it. View attachment 150858

**** bird

 

[GrindingAway]

Yes, I have been told that you should do jelly in the spring and fall but meal worms in the summer. I have changed over to the meal worms after learning this but haven't gotten the orioles back yet.

I put up a feeder with meal worms and have yet to have one eaten (or maybe one but nothing seen at the feeder and never a noticeable number missing)

Oddly same thing with my Nyjer seed feeder dispute a ton of finches in my yard

 

[VeloClone]

I put up a feeder with meal worms and have yet to have one eaten (or maybe one but nothing seen at the feeder and never a noticeable number missing)

Oddly same thing with my Nyjer seed feeder dispute a ton of finches in my yard

Does "old" thistle seed becond undesirable to birds? I had thistle seed sit for a long time in my feeder and the birds were no longer interested. I figured it had just sat for too long in the feeder so I emptied the feeder, washed it and then put more of the same seed I had stored in an airtight container. I have gotten a finch here or there pick at it in the couple of months since but no where near the interest there was a year ago. Should I be buying a smaller bag of thistle seed or is there something else at work here?

 

[VeloClone]

I put up a feeder with meal worms and have yet to have one eaten (or maybe one but nothing seen at the feeder and never a noticeable number missing)

Oddly same thing with my Nyjer seed feeder dispute a ton of finches in my yard

I need to replace the meal worms after the 4" of rain we got in the last 36 hours, but I haven't noticed any takers either. I won't give up easily as it often takes them a while to find a new source.

 

[MTCyclone43]

We spotted the moose up by Cyclone Lake in Flathead National Forest. I know it is not a bird- but it is wildlife and the fact it was by Cyclone Lake. Humor me. Thanks.

 

[cydnote]

We spotted the moose up by Cyclone Lake in Flathead National Forest. I know it is not a bird- but it is wildlife and the fact it was by Cyclone Lake. Humor me. Thanks. View attachment 151828 View attachment 151829

A moose is not a bird?
I just recently learned a moth is not a bird either!

Cool find regardless.

 

[NWICY]

A moose is not a bird?
I just recently learned a moth is not a bird either!

Cool find regardless.

As with most CF threads it is drifting off course but in a good way.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

I put up a feeder with meal worms and have yet to have one eaten (or maybe one but nothing seen at the feeder and never a noticeable number missing)

Oddly same thing with my Nyjer seed feeder dispute a ton of finches in my yard

And strangely, this is the first in several years that the goldfinches are flocking to our finch feeders. Had given up on them a while back and went with sunflower seeds and similar mixes. Decided to try once more and here they come. Just need to refill them more often

 

[2122]

I put up a feeder with meal worms and have yet to have one eaten (or maybe one but nothing seen at the feeder and never a noticeable number missing)

Oddly same thing with my Nyjer seed feeder dispute a ton of finches in my yard

finches ignore rancid thistle seed. Sometimes new seed can be rancid. I just return it to Walmart.

 

[GrindingAway]

Does "old" thistle seed becond undesirable to birds? I had thistle seed sit for a long time in my feeder and the birds were no longer interested. I figured it had just sat for too long in the feeder so I emptied the feeder, washed it and then put more of the same seed I had stored in an airtight container. I have gotten a finch here or there pick at it in the couple of months since but no where near the interest there was a year ago. Should I be buying a smaller bag of thistle seed or is there something else at work here?

finches ignore rancid thistle seed. Sometimes new seed can be rancid. I just return it to Walmart.

My original thought was bad seed. The seed I used was a bag my mom had that who knows how old it was.

So I went and bought fresh and this time didn't fill the feeder as much to make sure it was eaten before it went bad. Still seems untouched.

I suppose it's possible the new bag was bad too, but seems like it's something else at this point.

 

[mkadl]

My original thought was bad seed. The seed I used was a bag my mom had that who knows how old it was.

So I went and bought fresh and this time didn't fill the feeder as much to make sure it was eaten before it went bad. Still seems untouched.

I suppose it's possible the new bag was bad too, but seems like it's something else at this point.

This has been my experience the last two years. That is why I agrreed.