10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
On a walk around Baisley Pond Park’s eponymous pond in Queens recently I heard a Gray Squirrel chittering away angrily at something. Tired of White-throated Sparrows and American Robins , I decided to stroll over and see what the squirrel was so upset about. But the hawk would not give the squirrel long to rest.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 19, 2024
Let’s see if you agree: I liked some of the photos as much for their backgrounds as for the bird itself, such as this Lincoln Sparrow foraging among duckweed, algae, Ficus fruits, and Jacaranda flowers. Most of our winter New World sparrows seem to have already headed north. But our resident Chipping Sparrows never leave.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2015
I still know my audience - this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who see the term “squirrel” as little more than a synonym for house sparrow, starling, pest and cholera. But bear with me for a second: this post presents a different context for a different squirrel. So to speak.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
There are bird feeders and then there are squirrel feeders disguised as bird feeders, a fact known well by those of us who have committed a part of our lives to our yard birds. And, I learned that wherever you have bird feeders, you also have squirrels. Persistent, greedy, clever squirrels who will rob you and your birds of all seed.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2022
In addition to those birds and the Squirrel Cuckoo pictured above, the following are some of the more common hedgerow species of Costa Rica. Rufous-collared Sparrow. We have House Sparrows too but this bird is much more common. Red-billed Pigeon are common in much of Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2020
For this reason, it offers both highland species, such as the Black-headed Siskin and White-throated Thrush , and lowland species, like the Squirrel Cuckoo and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher. So was this Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow. The Rusty Sparrow can be seen in much of Mexico and Central America. Black-headed Siskin.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2011
5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! I, an American birder, like squirrels and they must sense that because they never attack me. KATHLEEN Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:17 pm DO MOCKINGBIRDS MIGRATE?
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