[RP TownTalk] backyard birds

[Dwight Holmes]

Cardinals actually own our place.  We're just visitors. :)


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I guess that weather can play a part in whether a lot of birds are around
> or not; before we get a big storm I notice that my birds disappear.  Too, I
> HAVE seen hawks around on occasion, and the birds "lie low".  (yes, I
> realize hawks have to eat too, however, I really would prefer that they
> didn't view my birds as a buffet!) Picnics in the park?  Entirely
> possible!   I remember walking past the little park beside the elementary
> school the other year, early in the morning, and seeing a groundhog sitting
> ON the bench at one of the tables, for all the world looking like it was
> waiting for someone to bring it a plate!  (and other people saw it, too, so
> I know I wasn't hallucinating!).   Also used to see bald eagles flying
> around the parks, just a few years ago.   And of course when we got all
> that snow in 2010, I had FLOCKS of all different kinds of birds I didn't
> usually see that were looking for food.  (Do you get a lot of cardinals?
> They're very plentiful this year)
>
>   *From:* Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> *To:* TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 17, 2013 1:20 PM
> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] backyard birds
>
>  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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