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Birdwatching
Birdwatching is a very popular hobby around the world. Finding and identifying all the different species is a challenge. If you enjoy learning the feeding, nesting, and mating habits of birds, this is the category to watch!
1,175 Questions
How do prevent damage to your house from a redheaded wood-pecker?
Call an exterminator to check for insects under your siding. Woodpeckers peck wood to look for food, so if they're pecking, there's likely to be an insect infestation.
Do blue jays actually have blue feathers?
Yes of course! Look up a picture of one on Google Images; their feathers are a couple different shades of blue, with white trim and a white belly.
How did Chuck-Will's-Widow get its name?
The Chuck-Will's-Widow got its name from its loud, whistling song that sounds like "chuck-will's-widow."
How long does it take before baby Western Kingbird's can fly?
Two weeks after hatching.I should know because I had them in my back yard.
What kind of small bird has a an upright tail with dark feathers and a reddish brown belly.?
The upright tail tells me right away - wren! Now, what species of wren...that's a bit more complicated.
I'd say it may be a Carolina Wren, but the details are too sketchy to go by. It depends on a lot of things - where you saw it, what kind of habitat it was in, more specific field marks. Try looking in a field guide under "wren".
Why do the goldfinches disappear?
American Goldfinches will come to feeders, they're just picky about the type of feeder and the seed. Goldfinches like thistle or "Nyjer" seed best and they like specially designed cylinderical or tube shaped feeders with the holes below the perches so they tip upside down to eat. We have had a family of goldfinches coming to our feeder all summer. Goldfinches also like sunflower seed, the small black variety especialy.
What do the birds have to do to survive?
Birds were some of the first creatures identified in the creation of the theory of evolution. Birds adapt to their habitats by the color of their plumage, the shapes of their beaks, the size of the bird itself, and the shape of their feet.
Do ravens and crows migrate in murders?
A murder of crows is a group of three or more of them. It is believed that they got this distinction because a group of crows would gather together to determine the fate of another crow in their group. Many times this led to the murder of the said cow.
What is the value of a first edition Field Guide to Birds by Roger Tory Peterson in Fai Condition?
There are good articles about the first edition and the values of those books available at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute website. More information is needed about your book prior to assigning a value. At their homepage, click on "World of Roger Tory Peterson."
How do you get rid of purple grackles?
when filling up your feeder add a small amount of curry powder to the seed, for some reason Grackles hate it and small birds such as sparrows LOVE it. -bird man
What is the life span of a rose breasted grosbeak?
Most songbirds in the family Fragilidae, usually live to seven years maximum.
Where can you see a dusky see side sparrow?
Sadly, the only place you can see a Dusky is in a few museums or photographs. (See the link below.)
The Dusky seaside sparrow was a local subspecies of the seaside sparrow that lived in the salt marshes of the St. John's River and Merritt Island, Florida.
Duskies rarely traveled more than two miles during their lifetimes, and by 1983 they were seriously depleted due primarily to DDT poisoning and habitat destruction. In late 1983 the last four living Dusky seaside sparrows were taken to Walt Disney World Resort, to continue crossbreeding and living out their days in a protected habitat on the Discovery Island nature reserve. The last one died on June 17, 1987 at the ripe old age of 8 years.
Dusky seaside sparrows were declared extinct in December of 1990.
Which Birds fly away in autumn?
Britain has many summer visitors. Amongst the most common are: Swallows; House Martins and Sand Martins; Terns and most Warblers (e.g. Reed, Sedge, Willow Grasshopper and Garden Warblers and Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat).
Some, like Chiffchaff and Blackcap used to be summer visitors but now sometimes overwinter in Britain.
What kind of bird has a brown head and a blue body seen in NC?
The male blue grosbeak has brown wings, but your bird could be one in the process of moulting, or replacing old feathers with new ones, giving it an unusual appearance. If the bird is smaller, could be an indigo bunting, going through the same moulting process.
