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  • Re: Toehee?

    From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Sun Jul 10 08:54:26 2022
    On 7/10/2022 8:39 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
    On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 08:18:08 -0400
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    I think that's what this is:

    https://i.postimg.cc/wxRtSFhf/toehee.jpg

    There were two of them hanging around yesterday so I scattered some seed
    on the patio.

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

    Yup, I would agree with that being a Towhee. Nice picture too 🙂


    Thanks, Leon! (thanks for the spelling correction, too). There have
    been a lot of interesting birds around lately.

    I ordered a couple of thistle socks. I'm hoping to see some
    goldfinches. I know they are around but they like very specific
    thistle/niger seed. We'll see what happens when I hang those. :)

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Sun Jul 10 09:14:54 2022
    On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 08:54:26 -0400
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    <snip>
    I ordered a couple of thistle socks. I'm hoping to see some
    goldfinches. I know they are around but they like very specific >thistle/niger seed. We'll see what happens when I hang those. :)

    Haven't had any thistle seed out for a very long time... Goldfinch
    around here are more than happy to chow down on Blackoil Sunflower
    seed. I usually have to shoo them away from the feeder off/on to give
    the Chickadees a chance to swoop in and grab a seed or two😉

    --
    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Sun Jul 10 08:39:31 2022
    On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 08:18:08 -0400
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    I think that's what this is:

    https://i.postimg.cc/wxRtSFhf/toehee.jpg

    There were two of them hanging around yesterday so I scattered some seed
    on the patio.

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

    Yup, I would agree with that being a Towhee. Nice picture too 🙂

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 10 08:18:08 2022
    I think that's what this is:

    https://i.postimg.cc/wxRtSFhf/toehee.jpg

    There were two of them hanging around yesterday so I scattered some seed
    on the patio.

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Thu Jul 14 08:30:05 2022
    Leon Fisk wrote:
    ...
    Haven't had any thistle seed out for a very long time... Goldfinch
    around here are more than happy to chow down on Blackoil Sunflower
    seed. I usually have to shoo them away from the feeder off/on to give
    the Chickadees a chance to swoop in and grab a seed or two😉

    goldfinches also like the mullein stalks and chickory.

    personally i'd never put out thistle seeds unless they're
    roasted or killed somehow. thistles are such a tough pest/weed
    in the yard and gardens. we have fields around us with thistles
    in them that the farmers do not manage and so it is constantly
    being brought into our yard/gardens. :(


    songbird

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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to songbird on Thu Jul 14 10:15:23 2022
    On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:30:05 -0400
    songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

    <snip>
    personally i'd never put out thistle seeds unless they're
    roasted or killed somehow. thistles are such a tough pest/weed
    in the yard and gardens. we have fields around us with thistles
    in them that the farmers do not manage and so it is constantly
    being brought into our yard/gardens. :(

    "Supposedly" the stuff being sold to us for bird feed has been treated
    so it won't grow...

    --
    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Thu Jul 14 16:18:39 2022
    On 7/14/2022 10:15 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:30:05 -0400
    songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

    <snip>
    personally i'd never put out thistle seeds unless they're
    roasted or killed somehow. thistles are such a tough pest/weed
    in the yard and gardens. we have fields around us with thistles
    in them that the farmers do not manage and so it is constantly
    being brought into our yard/gardens. :(

    "Supposedly" the stuff being sold to us for bird feed has been treated
    so it won't grow...


    Yep, the thistle/nyjer seed sold as bird feed has been treated. I'm
    more concerned about squirrels getting at/ripping open the "thistle
    sock" before the goldfinches figure out it's there.

    Squirrels are why my regular seed feeder is a Brome Squirrel Buster
    feeder. It really works to keep them from eating all the seed. (I
    don't begrudge them snacking on what falls on the ground and the patio.)

    I may just invest in one of the Brome Thistle Feeders if I do start
    seeing goldfinches again. :)

    Jill in Southern South Carolina

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