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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Just found out there's four Northern flickers hanging around. I thought it was just a male and a female, but I saw one female chase another female and then saw a yellow male Northern flicker. Had dark-eyed juncos again today, about 5 of them in various shades. 2 house finches. 4 red-breasted...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    The Northern Flickers seem to be quite happy in the yard :) They've found water, and are routinely eating peanuts, black oil sunflower seeds, or hanging from both suet feeders. Even the little downy woodpeckers are coming back with more and more regularity. I love woodpeckers! So happy to have...
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    Peregrine falcon found the waterer...

    It's been freezing cold and snowy here the last few days. I've been refilling feeders and even just scattering some feed on the snow for the squirrels and other birds (juncos) to help get them through this tough time. On the plus side, the feeders have never been busier and there's been a huge...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Huge blizzard on sunday and monday, and the feeders have been super busy as a result. 2 Northern Flickers - I think these guys are going to stick around! They've been regulars in the past 2 weeks and now visiting the feeders daily. The female seemed to be roosting on the woodpecker suet cage...
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    Winter water heater.

    Great info, Aloof1. Thanks for all that! I have a heater in a birdbath but so far the birds haven't found it. They drink dripping water from the neighbour's gutters and failing that, eat snow. That's the reason I bought the heater but unfortunately had to move the birdbath from it's summer...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    4-5 different blue jays at the back peanut feeder...but they've also found the front peanut feeder this morning! 2 downy woodpeckers - male and female - were at the front and back suet feeders. 2 Northern Flickers - male and female - at the front peanut feeder and the back suet feeder. I got...
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    King of the Garden?

    The magpies. There's 5 of them around and one of them is huge - I nicknamed him "King Magpie" because the others always fly off whenever he decides to feed from the feeder. Luckily they seem to only supplement their diet with the peanuts and don't chase off too many birds. Blue jays and...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Had a downie woodpecker and a northern flicker at the peanut feeder today, plus a black-capped chickadee and some redbreasted nuthatches!
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    OnTheVerge's 2013 List

    Winter 2013 - City - white-breasted nuthatch - purple finch - northern flicker - dark-eyed junco
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Some of my house sparrows returned after a 3 week hiatus and brought with them two dark-eyed juncos. I'd only ever seen one dark-eyed junco and he was a little sporadic in his visits, so this was a nice treat. Also, saw my first white-breasted nuthatch! I had red-breasted nuthatches visiting...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Had a northern flicker at the peanut feeder and the suet feeder today, but I don't think he liked the offerings. He got there after the magpies and jays got to all the peanuts :( And a little downy woodpecker was loitering in the tree with the other feeders, but I didn't see him eat anything...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    Thanks for all the advice, everyone. The sparrows seem to have left (perhaps temporarily, as the weather is nicer and they're in the bushes eating berries) so the chickadees and nuthatches are coming back. Unfortunately, the sparrows seem to have taken all the finches (house, cassin's and...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    True :) But the lady at the bird store recommended a mixture of shelled and non-shelled. Her rationale was the littler birds don't need to exert any unnecessary energy and can get quick calories when the temps drop, thus preserving warmth and energy. It's already been -10 C here and, well, I'm a...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    Thanks so much everyone! I have a new plan in place to help out the littler birds...and just time, as it's blizzarding outside! I'm going to get a few of those satellite feeders - I've never seen them before, but think they'll be perfect. Already ordered 2 off of Amazon and I have shepherd's...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    Thanks for the responses, everyone. I've tried putting out safflower seeds, but no birds touch it. It's been out for 2-3 weeks and the birds completely ignore it - all the birds. What would be a chickadee/nuthatch feed? I bought a bag labeled that from the bird store but it was the sparrows'...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    Yes, it's mostly house sparrows. There are a few others (tree, the occasional chipping) but they are few and far between. I'll look into some house sparrow-proof feeders this weekend and hopefully get the chickadees and nuthatches back. There are feeders in the other neighbours' yards but the...
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    Sparrows taking over feeders...

    Any suggestions on what to do? I don't mind feeding them and up until this fall, they've happily co-existed with the smaller birds (nuthatches, chickadees) and all got a fairly equal turn at the feeder. But now, the sparrows have taken over. They've chased away the red-breasted nuthatches. I...
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    Newbie Here - Anyone want to critique my set-up?

    A quick update: The blue jays found the peanuts in the backyard and are now daily visitors! I had 5 of them hanging around the feeder yesterday morning. They're pretty bossy - they were busily telling me to hurry up and put the peanuts out. The magpies found the peanuts, too so there's a bit of...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Nothing at the feeders the last few days...a peregrine falcon flying overhead explains why.
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Another new bird today: purple finch. The new birds don't seem to be quite as regular as the normal visitors but I'm hoping they'll stick around through the winter.
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    Two new birds around my feeder the last few days: dark-eyed junco and this morning, a gray-crowned rosy-finch! The other birds kept chasing him away, though...
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    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    A few new birds at the feeders and in the birdbath today: - downy woodpecker at the suet feeder - dark-eyed junco - and a flash of yellow that I think was a yellow warbler, but couldn't get a close enough look to confirm. I've never seen a dark-eyed junco or yellow warbler (or anything...
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    Newbie Here - Anyone want to critique my set-up?

    Thanks very much! Both feeding locations have lots of things around for the birds to perch on. My yards are more "au naturel" than manicured and lots of trees and bushes. In the front yard, there's 4 trees and the whole area is quite sheltered. In the backyard, there feeders are more open but...
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    OnTheVerge's 2013 List

    (Transcribing from my pen and paper journal) Spring My Yard - Black-capped chickadees - House Finches - Cassin's Finch (had trouble identifying one from the other until I realized I was looking at two different types) - House Sparrows - Chipping sparrows - Red-breasted nuthatches - Peregrine...
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    Newbie Here - Anyone want to critique my set-up?

    Hey all, I've been setting out feed for the last few months and gradually expanding the feeding area(s) but am wondering if I'm missing anything or if anyone has any suggestions. The front yard: - 1 suet block in a cage feeder. - Black oil sunflower seed in a globe feeder (the basket type...
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