Date: 1/22/25 4:12 pm From: Sandra Barbier via groups.io <sandabar10...> Subject: Re: Fw: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your feeders?
I couldn't get to feeders (too treacherous with bad knees) so I threw
sunflower seed on patio and ground. Had about 65 goldfinches on the ground
at one time and I'm sure there were more. They kept coming all day. I put
up one hummingbird feeder and drew one bird - I don't know what - all day.
It buzzed me by 6 inches while I refilled it once! Today, I put up a second
feeder nearer the door (again, the ice) but the hummingbird ignored it. I
tried a red paper bow, artificial flowers -- nothing worked to draw it
near. Finally the first feeder thawed this afternoon and bird got to feed
again. Hoping I can be more routine tomorrow. It was challenging but a
thrill. Thanks for asking.
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM Catherine Hansen via groups.io
<cathy.hansen...> wrote:
> From: Charles Hughes <crhughes3...>Sent: Wednesday, January 22,
> 2025 at 11:41:47 AM CSTSubject: Re: [labird] Snow birds? What's at your
> feeders?
> The one Rufous Hummingbird remains at my feeder. I put a new feeder out
> at dawn to replace the one that froze the night before. Other feeders have
> American Goldfinches, Carolina Wrens, Warblers (sorry, I don’t know what
> they are), House Finches, House Sparrows, Mockingbirds, Grackles, and
> Starlings.
> No woodpeckers or doves.
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> Chuck Hughes
> Monroe, LA
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> > On Jan 21, 2025, at 18:46, Catherine Hansen via groups.io <cathy.hansen=
> <cox.net...> wrote:
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> > I'm in Mid City Baton Rouge in Goodwood neighborhood. I did get a
> Purple Finch and House Finches, had flocks of Goldfinches, Red-bellied and
> Downies, Mourning and White-winged doves, Tufted Titmouse, RC Kinglets,
> Cardinals, Mockingbirds, Robins, OC Warbler at the suet, Pine Warblers. Put
> feeders out but no hummers although I have not had any lately.
> > In one part of the backyard that has no tree cover we got close to 10".
> Under the Live Oak 4-5".
> > Bundle up everybody!
> > Cathy
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> > On Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 03:09:57 PM CST, Johnson, Erik via
> groups.io <erik.johnson...> wrote:
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> > LAbird,
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> > With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in
> Sunset!), all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there.
> Share what you've been seeing.
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> > The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
> devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
> feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
> little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
> regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
> which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
> hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
> Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
> Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
> Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.
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> > Hope everyone is safe and warm.
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> > Erik Johnson
> > Sunset, LA
> > Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org
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