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72. Juncos eating from the feeder instead of the ground.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 09:32 PM

Jan 2012

I guess the other birds aren't messy enough. I thought juncos were normally ground feeders. But this year I put feeders up, after not having them up for at least a year due to the deer eating all the food. Well the deer aren't bothering the feeders (yet) this year, but I'm a little surprised that among the usual suspects, I have lots of juncos who've apparently decided they don't want to eat off the ground anymore! They'll get right on the feeder and pig out.

I also put up a "squirrel-proof" suet feeder (the kind with a big cage around it) and it's a real treat to watch the woodpeckers feasting off it. Also goldfinches.

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What's the most unexpected/surprising bird you've had show up at your feeders? [View all] NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 OP

i can't identify two of them barbtries Dec 2011 #1

Red headed one (are you in the south?) could have been Pyrrhuloxia? First one - a meadowlark? NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

i'm in N Raleigh, NC barbtries Dec 2011 #6

Hello Raleigh! I just did a google search - birds with red heads, images... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #7

woodpecker? elehhhhna Dec 2011 #32

no, i can identify the woodpeckers. barbtries Dec 2011 #33

Larry Vinnie From Indy Dec 2011 #2

For a couple of weeks in the summer libodem Dec 2011 #4

Orioles in the hummingbird feeder. PinkTiger Dec 2011 #5

I occassionally get Orioles in Pennsylvania. They love oranges so put out slices to attract them appleannie1 Dec 2011 #19

Not at the feeders, but in the yard. dmr Dec 2011 #8

well, I think that the Bald Eagle easily trumped my snow bunting! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #10

We often get hawks cyberswede Dec 2011 #17

fab pics! --nt CrispyQ Dec 2011 #58

A Pine Siskin - they are "irregular" visitors here northeast of Pgh. PA livetohike Dec 2011 #9

We get Pine Siskins pretty regularly here in the winter. Best winter sight for me..Evening Grosbeaks NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #11

Treefulls! That would be so cool....I've heard that the Crossbills travel that way too, in livetohike Dec 2011 #12

fingers crossed for you (bills too...). I've never seen Crossbills or Redpolls. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #13

We get an occasional hawk, who I discourage by letting the dog out. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #14

we have woods behind our house - some winter days dozens of robins sit on the ground NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #15

You should get the video going. That would be fun to watch. dmr Dec 2011 #20

Yes! I'd like to see it. --nt CrispyQ Dec 2011 #59

Indigo Bunting cyberswede Dec 2011 #16

My grandmother said Indigo Buntings were very common when she was a little girl. Chipper Chat Dec 2011 #51

A single predominantly white Stellar's Blue Jay. Yep, that bird is mostly white with a bit of dusty Citizen Worker Dec 2011 #18

Not at the feeder, but in a nearby park -- 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers! Nay Dec 2011 #21

We have hummingbird feeders Irishonly Dec 2011 #22

This is my backyard Magleetis Dec 2011 #23

One of our favorite parts of our annual two weeks at Ocracoke on the NC Outer Banks NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #24

I didn't even mention the wading birds Magleetis Dec 2011 #25

you can't say that their voice is nearly as nice is their appearance, that's for sure! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #26

And no leaves to rake! Cool. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #30

I wish Magleetis Dec 2011 #37

Monk Parakeets marsh hawk Dec 2011 #27

They live in Washington Park in Chicago, too. They're an amazing sight to see in the city. kas125 Dec 2011 #50

Rufous Sided Towhee. It fed on the droppings from the feeder. alfredo Dec 2011 #28

We are lucky that Towhees are common here - at least 1-2 pairs in the yard NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #41

We used to have some Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, but not for years alfredo Dec 2011 #56

My wife saw one ONCE - in our 18 years. Wishing they would show up! Orioles are similarly rare. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #57

We've had Orioles, but not many. Brown Thrashers, Slate Colored Juncos, and Fox Sparrows have alfredo Dec 2011 #64

You can attract orioles with a hummingbird feeder.. fadedrose Mar 2012 #75

When you think of orioles, think of grape jelly nt fadedrose Mar 2012 #77

The grosbeaks like suet and grape jelly, besides seeds.....nt fadedrose Mar 2012 #76

Well, not at the feeders, but around the yard: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #29

Guinea fowl GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #31

We had a dog_lovin_dem Dec 2011 #34

I live in Tucson. ChazInAz Dec 2011 #35

Big Bird. nt Javaman Dec 2011 #36

Hope it didn't leave any droppings.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #40

a budgie Skittles Dec 2011 #38

Probably not for long! when I was young the family budgie escaped....never to be seen again! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #39

yup Skittles Dec 2011 #42

Not at the feeder, in the bird bath - a pileated woodpecker csziggy Dec 2011 #43

Love them....shot this video during a lake kayak this summer.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #44

Oh, that's nice csziggy Dec 2011 #45

that is a superb pic! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #48

Thanks! I really like this one csziggy Dec 2011 #49

Outstanding! CrispyQ Dec 2011 #60

I used my canon Power Shot with the 35X zoom - a superb point and shoot (the SX30 IS) NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #62

the hawk that snatched one of the smaller birds eating the seeds on the ground below the feeder. nt bertman Dec 2011 #46

we've had that happen...yikes! they are so quick...and so quiet in their approach NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #47

At least a thousand black birds FlaGranny Dec 2011 #52

We have a very occasional Grackle Attack...and even a rare but real Crow attack. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #53

The ones in my yard were FlaGranny Dec 2011 #66

Not a bird nykym Dec 2011 #54

No pics??? NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #55

I once had a pileated-, ruby-, and red headed- wookpecker waiting by my suet feeder FSogol Dec 2011 #61

Had a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers at Thanksgiving. Since, Cedar Waxwings have visited sybylla Dec 2011 #63

You can tell the cedar waxwing by its flight characteristics. They loop in and out of their tree. alfredo Dec 2011 #65

I never get good stuff for the feeders XemaSab Dec 2011 #67

A flicker is a regular visitor, and I never expected one to come to the feeder. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #68

light morph red tailed hawks marsh hawk Dec 2011 #69

Welcome to DU! XemaSab Dec 2011 #70

The Cooper's Hawk that hung around for years picking off mourning doves. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #71

Juncos eating from the feeder instead of the ground. MH1 Jan 2012 #72

I had about two dozen Robins come through Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #73

A pigeon fadedrose Mar 2012 #74