[cayugabirds-l] Screech owl trilling on a warm fall night

In between rain showers—Toward Ed Hill Rd and SSE of my house on Hile School Rd. Anne -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Niger seed

It’s true in my experience. It can become moldy in rainy weather. Regi What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? Henry David Thoreau > On Oct 1, 2019, at 8:59 AM, Randolph Scott Little wrote: > > Goldfinch feeding preferences just might have something to do

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Niger seed

My experience is that niger can get moldy rather quickly in an outdoor feeder exposed to high humidity, fog, rain or snow. Niger seeds pack very close, so there’s not much air circulation through the pile, and the voids between neighboring seeds are tiny, so capillarity is enhanced. I find it

[cayugabirds-l] Niger seed

Goldfinch feeding preferences just might have something to do with the state of niger thistle seed. I have been informed that niger seed has very short shelf life, that it should only be purchased in small quantities, and that feeders should be refilled from the bottom so old seed does not

[cayugabirds-l] Recrudescent Cooper’s Hawk

Dawn at my place on Tupper Road lately features a very talkative Cooper’s Hawk, who flies around the spruce plantation giving excited “cak” calls as if courting. Been doing it for a week! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME