I’ve had Flickers at my bird feeders - 1st time ever! Lovely. Sharon Fischtrom Highland Park St. Paul
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 20, 2018, at 10:07 AM, Sid Stivland <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today at the opulent Stivland ranch and gourmet bird buffet here in > Plymouth - bird irruption. My wife thinks the birds are celebrating > Thanksgiving, this is PLYMOUTH, after all. The star of the show was - > finally, our own personal Red-breasted Nuthatch after we finally put out > some peanuts - duh! > Joining in the feast - feeding frenzy of a couple dozen Pine Siskins. One > was at the feeder yesterday - he must have been the advance scouting party. > Also - two Mallards eating finch food on the patio - there is no open water > on the pond so these guys must have an inside track. > Still hanging around and joining in - One Fox Sparrow, two White-throated > Sparrows. > The regulars - Chickadees, 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, 3 pairs of > Cardinals, two Blue Jays, a couple dozen Goldfinches, A few House Finches, > one House Sparrow, lots of Juncos, a dozen Robins between the ranch and my > neighbors crab-apple tree, two Mourning Doves, one Downy Woodpecker, and > three unwelcome Starlings (but they add to the list so they are OK today). > If our resident, but infrequent visitor, the Wild Turkey shows up, I guess > that would confirm she must be right - again. > > Happy Thanksgiving to all, > Sid Stivland > Plymouth, MN > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
