Re: fat birdies

Pam,
    When I lived in Northern Indiana outside of Chicago, the robins pretty
much disappeared until spring. Then I moved to Southern Indiana(south of
Indianapolis) and was surprised that the robins stayed around all winter
consuming hawthorn berries and crabapples.

Betsy Kelson
Evergreen Co

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>
>
> > Do robins fly South for the winter? We still have them, but y'all never
> > mention them up North. We also get the goldfinches in winter duds. But
> > they go back North in summer. I've seen them up in Claremore - very
> > pretty in their summer/mating plumage.
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date:  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:37:08 EST
> >
> > >In a message dated 01/22/2003 6:53:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > >gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
> > >
> > >> How do y'all up North keep your biries going in such abominable
cold??
> Just
> > >> curious.....
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Always put seed out the night before so they will have something first
> thing
> > >in the morning if we should happen to sleep late (doesn't often
happen.)
> We
> > >feed only sunflower hearts, which all sorts of birds seem quite happy
> with.
> > >We also hang wire cages of a suet-peanut mix purchased from Duncraft,
or
> my
> > >own peanutbutter-oatmeal-sunflower seed mix, which is their very
> favorite.
> > >We have to bring my home-made mix in when the @#$$%^ starlings arrive,
> > >because they can finish a cake of it in minutes.
> > >I worry about our birds in this cold - it's 8 degrees here right now
and
> so
> > >windy the wind-chill must be 15 below - but the number of birds seems
to
> > >increase rather than decrease.  I counted 7 tufted titmice visible at
one
> > >time this morning, in addition to five downy woodpeckers, several
> chickadees
> > >and a couple of nuthatches.  We also have cardinals, blue jays,
Carolina
> > >wrens, a regular flock of about 15 doves, red-bellied woodpeckers.
> > >white-throated sparrows, goldfinches and a few either purple or house
> finches
> > >(I'm not sure which) and one rufous-sided towhee who has been around
all
> > >winter and visits the feeder regularly.  This is the first year I have
> seen
> > >him in the winter - usually just  in the spring.These are the regulars.
> > >Others stray in from time to time - saw a red-tailed hawk sitting in a
> tree
> > >the other day, but he flew away without doing any damage.  There is a
> large
> > >flock of crows that are based near here and come by a few times each
> day -
> > >and then those plagued starlings.  I keep telling myself that they're
> God's
> > >creatures too, and need something to eat just as much as the others,
but
> > >they're so greedy and noisy.
> > >Stay warm.  Auralie - Westchester County, NY - Z5
> > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
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