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We bought two Finch feedings and got Beautiful real yellow and black winged ones come daily about a dozen or more. Now I see no birds, do they head south or what. They make a wonderful sound also. How does one rid of those big ugly black birds that squack so loud. Thanks a ton
I assume that you are talking about the tall feeders that you use for thistle or niger seeds. The yellow and black birds are Goldfinches, and the males only have the yellow and black in the spring before the breeding season (which is later than most birds as they are seed eaters and have to wait until some flowers have seed heads). Depending on where you live, the birds have gone north and will be back later this fall. I live in NE Oklahoma, and I don't put up my thistle feeders until the middle of the fall.
The blackbirds are protected, but usually are just migrating through in the spring and fall.
You will have a lot of other birds if you put up a feeder for black oil sunflower seeds. Be sure to put up a guard if you have squirrels, and FEED ONLY BLACK OIL SUNFLOWER SEEDS, as the cheap and small mixes will attract the killer house sparrows. Bluebird Bob.
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Bluebird Bob Walshaw
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I can answer almost any question on Eastern Bluebirds and small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Wrens, etc. Also general questions on other songbirds. No pet bird questions please.
Experience
I have had a 100+ nestbox trail for more than 20 years, I do a lot of writing, public speaking and educational work in this field. My hands-on Bluebird talks include more than 1000 people each year.
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Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
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Bluebird Magazine, Oklahoma Today, Fur-Fish-Game, Birds & Blooms, Nature Society News,Back Woodsman Magazine, Tulsa World, Broken Arrow ledger, Teaching Tolerance magazine,Trappers World, OK Hole Story, Birders World
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Degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, Graduate of the Home Study Course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Oklahoma Master Naturalist. I am also a pofessional speaker and writer.
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Chosen as a public speaker for the North American Bluebird Society, Bluebird trail accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail, Chosen as a panel speaker at the 2006 NABS Convention.
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Many
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