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Magicman

The filthy migrant Blackbirds that we have spend the night in the towns and then disperse during the day into harvested fields to feed during the daytime only to return to their roost at night.   :-\
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Ianab

European Starlings.

We have them here in NZ too, but they are generally liked by farmers for the number of bugs and caterpillars they eat. I have seen large flocks roosting like that before. The "city" ones around New Plymouth seem to fly out to a small offshore island to roost at night. (no predators?) The ones around our place only seem to hang out in smaller groups and spend their time poking around on the lawns. Not big enough numbers to be a nuisance, and there is a pair that nests every year in the eaves of my workshop.

Bonus word of the day. A flock of starlings is called a murmuration.
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21incher

Up here there is a crow problem in Auburn. They used to have an annual crow shoot until environmentalists stepped in. They get thousands of huge crows in town.
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Quote from: 21incher on November 09, 2017, 07:07:12 PM
Up here there is a crow problem in Auburn. They used to have an annual crow shoot until environmentalists stepped in. They get thousands of huge crows in town.

Better than an annual Goat Shoot.  :D :D :D
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Chuck White

I hate the European Starlings!   >:(

One year (a while back), when they first arrived here, I shot a 5-gallon pail of them right from my window!  ;D

They, over time have pretty-much stopped landing in my yard!   :)
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SwampDonkey

We get 500 crows like that that roost on the hill at night, they will even sometimes crow in the night, then they fly up the river valley for the day, and back down here again for the night. They left this fall Nov 5, so they must be headed south. We have lots of crows however that don't migrate, here year around but more like a dozen or so locally.
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ToddsPoint

Quote from: Ianab on November 09, 2017, 05:57:44 PM
European Starlings.

We have them here in NZ too, but they are generally liked by farmers for the number of bugs and caterpillars they eat. I have seen large flocks roosting like that before. The "city" ones around New Plymouth seem to fly out to a small offshore island to roost at night. (no predators?) The ones around our place only seem to hang out in smaller groups and spend their time poking around on the lawns. Not big enough numbers to be a nuisance, and there is a pair that nests every year in the eaves of my workshop.

Bonus word of the day. A flock of starlings is called a murmuration.

They could also be red-winged blackbirds.  Very common to see large groups migrating this time of year. 

A mumuration of starlings?  How about a "murder of crows"?  Gary
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WDH

Murmuration.  I like it.   
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SwampDonkey

I have seen the grackle flock up in the fall and they seem to be in the hardwoods (maples) that time of year, but they nest here in softwoods in summer. I have also seen a few rusty black birds flock up around the beaver pond. Not large numbers of them because they seem to be in declining numbers.
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thecfarm

You got the 1000 right, wow!!!
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RjMaan

We have a sparrow and we use to listen them on daily bases. We use to keep millet and feed them on daily bases. It feels really good to see them.

Chuck White

First time this year, I saw two Eastern Bluebirds in the yard, fighting over the birdhouses early this morning!

Won't be long now and the yard will be busy with all the different birds!

The most active are the Tree Swallows, but they aren't here just yet!

UPDATE:  10:40AM Just looked out around the yard and I saw one male Tree Swallow fighting with the Bluebirds over the birdhouses!
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SwampDonkey

I saw 4 blue birds this morning at once, but this guy was alone this afternoon. First time I saw them this year and first time I have seen them here in Royalton. I know neighbours have bird boxes up the road, but never asked if they ever have any.










The tree swallows have been here a week or so and have not gone to the boxes much. I saw 6 this afternoon flying around the church and around the fields.
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ToddsPoint

The farm next to me was leased for hunting a few years ago.  They released hundreds of quail and put feeders up for them.  The game warden got wind of it and issued them a citation for feeding game birds and shut them down.  The hunters left, and they left the feeders.  I brought one home, modified it somewhat and loaded it with cracked corn.  It's in my yard and the quail found it and put on a show for me every day.  They are really comical.  Gary



 
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SwampDonkey

The bluebird found himself a mate, she has been nest building all day. :)
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SwampDonkey

Busy nest building.  :)

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SwampDonkey

Taking a break in the refuge of a white birch a few feet away from the nest box. :)

Bluebird sitting in a white birch. - YouTube
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Chuck White

He must be tired, they usually don't sit still that long!

Nice video!
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SwampDonkey

I've observed them quite bit this spring. They will perch quite a while if not disturbed. I've seen them hang out in my yellow birch plantation at the far end of the house lot, they like the edge trees. They'll perch and 'talk' to one another quite a bit. They also like to sit on my fence posts a lot that I use in the raspberry rows. Most any tree in the yard they are quite content to sit a spell. Their little eyes can sure spot a bug from quite a distant. I'll see one take a dive and back onto his perch with a bug. :)
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Ianab

Winter is when we get more birds here in town.  They aren't  really migrating  but they come down from the forest around the Mt and move onto the town gardens where there is more foos and less snow. Starting to see the Tui staking our their favourite trees already. Seeing 20 of the them squabbling over a flowering cherry in the spring is interesting 😁 Will break out the zoom lens and geg some pics soon.
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Jeff

Cool picture of my Sister Lynda's Cherry tree.


 
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   Wow! Piliated woodpeckers are one of my favorite birds. Never saw 3 on a tree like that. Very rare photo IMHO and a very good catch. We have lots of them here and they must be nesting close to the house as we hear them calling every day, especially just before dark. We call them Wood hens here.
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SwampDonkey

Uh Oh, they are on the woodpecker march. :D ;D
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thecfarm

WOW!! Nice picture. Last time I tried that I got dizzy from circling the tree to get a picture of it. ;D
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