Have not had a Cooper’s or Sharpie here during this cold spell, but I did see a
Kestrel in one of the maples in the front yard this morning. It could have been
eyeing the feeder birds, but little 4 footed critters are also attracted to
seed. We have been feeding scores of blackbirds daily, but haven’t seen much
from that tribe today. Could the extended cold have provoked a mass exodus?
Saw a Turkey Vulture this morning. First time in quite a while.
Buttercups that sprouted before this spell survived all the way through and
will be shooting on up in the next few days.
Frank Lyne
frank@xxxxxxxxxxx - near Dot in Logan County, KY
On Feb 20, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Joyce Fry <joycefry1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I feel pretty sure that we need to feed, but there still are unintended
consequences. We did take pictures, but they aren’t great with just a smart
phone.
What would we do without nature? I never want to know!
On Feb 20, 2021, at 11:10 AM, PRESTON FORSYTHE <pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That is a predicament.
To Feed or not to Feed.
We feed.
Hope you can take some Sharpie pictures.
Preston Forsythe, Browder, KY...where we are sharpy-less, but we have
observed many in the fall at northeast migration ridge passes, esp. at the
Gunks.
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On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:59 AM, Joyce Fry
<joycefry1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We are having a bit of a dilemma play out here in northern Franklin County.
February 15th, we marveled, oohed and awed over the appearance of a
beautiful juvenile sharp-shinned hawk perching on vegetation in our rain
garden and bird feeders station. We watched as he dispatched what appeared
to be a junco after he had switched to hunting from a nearby cedar tree.
Since that day, the sharpie has appeared virtually every day, switching his
hunting perch to one of the Shepard’s hooks of the feeders. With his
presence, the feeder birds, understandably, don’t visit the feeders! When
he’s not here the familiar feeder birds are bullied about by 3-4 blue jays,
a couple of starlings and a now regular northern mockingbird who feels as if
he owns the joint, except of course when the sharpie is here. This is a
dilemma of our own making by setting up the bird feeders in the first place.
Don’t get me wrong, I know that Mr. Sharpie needs to eat, too, and I root
for him, but I wish he would realize that his first success was when he
perched from the cedar tree, not showing his presence directly over the
feeders. I just wish he would get his meal and let the other birds eat for
awhile!
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