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Eastern Bluebirds...
Did you know that bluebirds can have up to three broods if they start in early spring? Most broods contain 4-7 eggs, so it's possible to have up to 21 baby bluebirds fledge from a single box each year!
Bluebirds eat mostly insects and fruit, but you can also entice them with offerings of mealworms, Suet Kibbles, Suet Pearls, sunflower meats and suet cakes!
If you want to learn even more about these lovely little birds, we have several books that can help you become the perfect bluebird landlord!
GBBC News
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Georgia was well-represented in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count with over 2100 checklists submitted already! Marietta has the highest number of checklists turned in so far, with Kennesaw not too far behind! We know many of our customers counted birds this weekend! Participants have until March 1st to get their counts in.
The top ten most frequently counted birds in the state were:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Crow
House Finch
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
American Goldfinch
Mourning Dove
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Northern Cardinal
Once again the cardinal was found on the most checklists, but the
Sandhill Crane
was the most counted species in Georgia with over
24,000 birds reported! Lots of our customers are seeing Sandhills right now as they begin to head north.
Whether you counted birds this year or not, be sure to visit
www.birdcount.org
to see all the state tallies, top ten lists, and detailed reports of this year's GBBC. Thanks to all of our customers who participated and made their birds count!
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Got the winter blues? We've really enjoyed the spring-like weather this past week, but we are ready for the real thing and so are the birds! The neighborhood is bubbling with the songs of Pine Warblers, American Robins, House Finches, and Eastern Towhees. We've witnessed some courting behavior in Mourning Doves and Red-shouldered Hawks. And our pair of Eastern Bluebirds have already picked out their nest box! The female is going in and out, making sure it's up to par, while the male sits on top and sings and chases away curious Tufted Titmice and Carolina Chickadees. We wouldn't be surprised if they start adding pine straw soon!
