Local Bird News
|  | Many of you have commented lately about overly aggressive Northern Mockingbirds. Mockingbirds are territorial year-round, but especially so when they are protecting an important winter food source, namely your feeders! The mocker may not be the prettiest bird or the nicest, but they are tremendous vocalists, singing sweetly late into the night on summer evenings, and eating many pesky insects also. Try to separate your feeders so they cannot guard them all at once, add an extra suet feeder or two, or plant some berry bushes such as hollies or pyracantha to give them more food options.
Flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds (young male pictured above), Brown-headed Cowbirds, Common Grackles and European Starlings are pretty common in the winter months. During the latest snow storms, many of you had blackbird flocks descend upon your feeders. They are opportunists and will happily visit feeders, especially in harsh weather. Although it can be unnerving to have several hundred blackbirds in your yard at once, they usually move on in a day or two.
Flocks of
American Robins
are more welcome! Robins typically eat insects and berries, but much like the blackbirds, they will sometimes visit feeders for suet, fruit and sunflower meats during bad weather. Our robins ate lots of Suet Kibbles during the last snow storm!
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February is National Bird Feeding Month, and one way to cele- brate is to participate in the 14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count! From February 18th through 21st (Friday - Monday), join tens of thousands of other bird watchers throughout the U.S. and Canada and count all the birds you see in your yard, neighbor- hood, local parks and recreation areas. All bird lovers regardless of age and skill level are encouraged to count. You can participate as an individual, or get friends and family, scout troops or school groups involved. Count the whole weekend or just a few minutes - it's up to you! If you are a photographer, you may even be interested in the photo contest. Make sure to visit the GBBC website at www.birdcount.org to print a bird checklist to use for your count. While you are there, explore previous years' results and view the photo gallery. We are having great numbers and varieties of birds at our feeders with all the crazy weather this winter...so keep them coming with plenty of seed and suet! Be a citizen scientist this month and make your birds count!!!
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