The February meeting of the Cayuga Bird Club will be a Zoom meeting on Monday,
Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Register (for free) at http://tinyurl.com/cbc-2024-02
We hope you will join us for the presentation, "Bird-window collisions: a
clear and present danger". Luke DeGroote, Carnegie Museum of
I have no idea whether this thought applies to Nyger and Sunflower, or for
that matter, mixes with one or more kinds of millet and some safflower
seed, but in my days with a research flock of budgerigars, it may be the
mix that is the best diet. It transpires that canary seed and millet seed
have
This is pure speculation - but we had a flock of 40 +/- PISK on January 1st
(Christmas count) foraging on white pine cones in the small grove at the corner
of Hanshaw and Etna Roads. Same flock???
Bob
> On Jan 31, 2024, at 7:14 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
>
> I have yet to see Pine Siskins at my
Back in the 80’s I participated in a bird feed and feeder study conducted for
USFW out of Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. One of the results was that the
“favorite” food of goldfinches was hulled sunflower kernels. That’s not to say
they won’t eat other seeds just that when given options
I have yet to see Pine Siskins at my feeders, although I can’t swear they
aren’t among the birds who empty them daily when I’m not looking, and I’m
impressed by how well the winter-plumaged Goldfinches blend in with the dead
Goldenrod.
So I followed up on yesterday’s eBird report (below) by
Black oil sunflower seed in the big hopper, sure, but I offer Nyjer all by
itself in a dedicated finch feeder, and the Goldfinches are very happy with
that. I buy 5# bags at Agway; Lizzie Mae’s Birdseed and Dry Goods Company. The
bags are zip-lock, but I transfer the Nyjer to 1-qt plastic jugs
Some folks on CAYUGABIRDS-L fill their feeders with different seeds -
Sunflower, Niger, etc. We have tried this in the past with Sunflower and
Niger seed feeds. Even the Goldfinches barely touched our Niger seed. It
was "fresh" from Agway, stored in the fridge until put out. Forget about
the
My niger seed feeders have been refilled. Please encourage several to head our
way.
--Marty
Interlaken, NY
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From: bounce-128003013-3494...@list.cornell.edu
On Behalf Of Sandy Podulka
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 9:36 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject:
Following in Larry Hymes' footsteps, we have 11 Pine Siskins with the
Goldfinches at our feeders in Brooktondale this morning!
I'm excited--haven't seen them all winter.
Sandy Podulka
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