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    Can anyone help with getting rid of house sparrow at my feeders.

    I’m suburban with woodlands around. And there are 7 species of woodpeckers here in CT downy, hairy, Pileated, red head, red bellied 2 kinds of flickers.
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    Can anyone help with getting rid of house sparrow at my feeders.

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    Can anyone help with getting rid of house sparrow at my feeders.

    Thanks for all the information and pictures. I will not be using tray feeders from now on. And I think I may try feeding in a different location on the ground for the sparrows. And hopefully they will lay off the suet logs I have up:) thanks
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    Frequency of woodpeckers

    Hello everyone, I have a question regarding woodpeckers. I’ve been feeding them a little while now and I was just wondering how often you are likely to see them at your feeders. I see the downy’s every day, but the hairy and red bellie only every so often. I know the downy’s are more common but...
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    • attracting woodpeckers downy and hairy woodpecker feeding woodpeckers red bellied woodpecker woodpecker woodpeckers
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    Can anyone help with getting rid of house sparrow at my feeders.

    Hello everyone, I’ve started feeding woodpeckers recently and now all my feeders are cover with house sparrows. I’ve tried the halo idea on the feeders which semi works and I’ve now taken my seed tray feeders in. But they are still around. Doesn’t anyone have any ideas how to get rid of them or...
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    Only attracting downy woodpecker and no others?

    Thanks for your reply. I thought the downy were more common. Hopefully I’ll see some other ones soon:) thanks
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    Only attracting downy woodpecker and no others?

    Hello everyone, I have a question regarding feeding woodpeckers. I only seem to be attracting downy woodpeckers and no others. I haven’t been feeding them to long so I’m new at this. Is it to early to see other species at the feeders or does it just take a long while to attract them. I have suet...
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    • attracting woodpeckers downy and hairy woodpecker feeding woodpeckers piliated woodpecker woodpecker . woodpeckers
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    • Forum: Birds & Birding
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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

    Thanks that’s very helpful 👍
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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

    I think I may try this. My neighbor has lots of old logs laying around. Hopefully the woodpeckers will like the logs here to. Thanks for the idea!
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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

    Thanks for the info. that’s so interesting.
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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

    Thanks for your message! I guess I’ll have to be patient then :)
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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

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    Help with attracting woodpeckers

    Hello everyone, I have just started feeding woodpeckers and would like some advice on how to attract them to my yard? I have a log feeder with holes drilled in with peanut butter, a suet feeder and a peanut feeder. Is there anything else I should do? Or feed them? And how long do it take to get...
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    • attracting woodpeckers downy woodpecker feeding woodpeckers hairy woodpecker woodpecker
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    • Forum: Birds & Birding
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    HELP! Why are there no hummingbirds in my garden:(

    That’s really strange! Do you think the weather is playing a part and the wildfires in California destroying there habitat?
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    HELP! Why are there no hummingbirds in my garden:(

    Hopefully things will pickup soon when the juvenile are out and about. Seem like a strange year though.
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    HELP! Why are there no hummingbirds in my garden:(

    Thanks for your reply Tico and the information! Hopefully things will pick up in July-September:) appreciate the help!
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    HELP! Why are there no hummingbirds in my garden:(

    Can anyone please help. I live in Seymour CT I’ve been feeding hummingbirds for about 4 years seeing around 5 or 6 at a time at its peek. But this year 2024 there are barely no hummers around:( I have lots of red feeders out with fresh sugar water 4-1 ratio daily. And my yard is fully with...
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