For the ninth season in a row, Undertaking FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Limitless are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the possibility to win prizes. Celestron has joined the enjoyable by providing one pair of binoculars to every information entry contest winner as properly. After coming into counts into the FeederWatch web site, members have the chance to share a narrative, reminiscence, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button on the Rely Abstract web page. We randomly choose two winners per immediate. Our closing Information Entry contest immediate this season was:
What’s your favourite chook to see at your feeders? Do you wait all season for a glimpse of it, or does it come daily? Share with us what makes that species so particular to see at your feeders!
Congratulations to our winners, Ruadhan Ward and Marilyn Drucker!
Ruadhan shared:
My favourite chook to see at my feeders is the Northern Flicker. I like birds within the woodpecker household, however earlier than seeing it at my feeder, I’d by no means heard of them earlier than! I usually hear birds earlier than I see them and after I first heard the calls of the Northern Flicker I used to be blown away. It took a pair days earlier than I lastly noticed the chook and I used to be struck by their wild plumage! Now when the Northern Flicker visits my feeder, it’s essentially the most thrilling a part of my day. They need to be coming again to the feeder in full power quickly!
After they’re not visiting feeders, Northern Glints eat primarily bugs. Not like different woodpecker species, they usually favor to forage on the bottom as a substitute of bushes to eat ants, beetles, snails, and extra, utilizing their lengthy, barb-tipped tongue. You may discover ways to appeal to birds, like these woodpeckers, by utilizing Undertaking FeederWatch’s Frequent Feeder Birds Interactive Software to study every species’ meals and feeder preferences.
Marilyn shared:
My favourite chook is the Carolina Wren – or ought to I say Carolina Wren(s)? Most frequently, two come to the feeder collectively. They just like the suet and sometimes use the birdbath for a drink or a brief dip within the water. Whereas some birds don’t like being shut to one another on the feeders, the Carolina Wren couple can be seen subsequent to 1 one other or on both aspect of the suet feeder. My feeders invite these native birds into my yard, encouraging them to remain all 12 months lengthy. I see them nesting every spring and summer time in both a window field, or the leaf bin, and discover the entire household consuming bugs within the vegetable gardens. It’s simple to study the place they’re by their loud and diversified songs and calls. Each time I see them, I smile.
A shy chook that may be exhausting to identify, the Carolina Wren is usually heard earlier than being seen! It sings a piercing tea-kettle tea-kettle track all through forests and wooded backyards. In spring, you could discover them nesting in garages, flower pots, hanging ferns, or different quiet locations in your property. Think about retaining a brush pile or placing up a Carolina Wren nest field (plans accessible for obtain from NestWatch right here) to encourage them to take up residence in your yard.
Due to everybody who participated and shared their tales over the 2024-2025 season – we want we might share your whole submissions! Learn the tales from previous winners on our weblog. E-mail [email protected] with questions.
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