[RP TownTalk] backyard birds

[bob smith]

Good question Dwight!
I don't know the answer but I can tell you what I have observed from my 
house.
The birds seem to stop at my neighbor's house when they fill the feeder 
or throw food out on the
grass. They will keep coming back looking for missed food, and some 
hours later they swing by
house.
I especially like all the blue jays. they do relish chasing the 
neighbors cat and know I will put out more
feed for them.
I think you know there are some hawks too, that go after what I call 
roof rats - pigeons.
bob

On 3/17/13 1:20 PM, Dwight Holmes wrote:
> Michelle & I have just this winter taken to feeding the birds and 
> enjoying the spectacular show that results in our back yard.  But I 
> have a question that perhaps some of you who may have been 
> birdwatchers/feeders for a longer period of time can answer.
>
> I'm puzzled by the seeming random nature of feeding times and density. 
>  Some days it seems like there's somebody on one of the feeders just 
> about every minute of the day (btw sunrise and sunset, obviously). 
>  But other days - like today - you wouldn't know there were any birds 
> in our area. I literally haven't seen a single one today. Where do 
> they go? Do they practice groupthink? Is there some cosmic cyclical 
> calendar that drives this that we're unaware of?
>
> (Of course, they must have heard me typing. Looking at now I see that 
> suddenly the downy woodpecker, house finches, doves, and cardinals are 
> all out there now!)
>
> We were wondering if they have Sunday morning picnics over in the park 
> somewhere, maybe worshiping in the church or temple of their choice??
>
>
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