Bird House Feeder

Outside we have a little bird house (originally for decoration) but about a month ago a momma chickadee decided to build her nest in there. She’s very good about letting us peek in through the hole, never gets up and flies away (we don’t tamper with anything, just peek)

So once when she was out getting food we look inside and see 4 little eggs sitting there! This was about three weeks ago, and I read online that it takes about two weeks for the eggs to hatch. Momma’s still on the unhatched clutch. Will chickadees sit on a bad clutch or can the eggs hatch unusually late? Will she stop sitting on them after a certain amount of time?

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An Eastern bluebird couple house hunting in Piedmont North Carolina. They move from nest box to nest box looking for the ideal spot. In this case the first nest box visited is vacant and available. The second nest box is equipped with a color Internet camera. A female Carolina Chickadee is currently building a nest in it. If you look closely at the end of the movie clip you can see the female Chickadee dart into the nest box as soon as the bluebirds leave. You can see live video from the nest camera box by entering the URL shown below in your browser: help-for-bluebirds-1.homeip.net

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Chickadees have the ability to learn from other birds about food sources they have never seen before. in fact, in the UK, they learned how to drink out of milk bottles that were left on the doorstep houses. after one or a few learned, the ability spread throughout the countryside in a matter of months.
chickadees drinking out of milk bottles an adaption that is subject to evolution by natural selection in chickadees? explain.

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How do I get rid of flocks of black birds?

I have two poles with a total of 8 feeders on them. For the first few weeks of May & June, I had cardinals, gold finches, Downy woodpeckers, purple house finches, nuthatches and chickadees.

But all of a sudden the grackles and starlings took over and all I ever see are occasional blue jays who aren’t afraid of the "black plague."

Is there a way to selectively get rid of certain birds? I use a variety of feed including safflower. Peanuts and sunflower seeds are gone in one day. Shiny, sparkling things up in the trees have no effect. I don’t want to put up a fake owl as I will get NO birds!

So, now what?

This is getting expensive!
I live in a residential neighborhood so I don’t dare use all the fire power suggested.
MsLucy!

I didn’t invite the black birds. Until this year, after 20 or so years of feeders, all the birds were the "nice" variety. Many colors, songs, etc. Hummingbirds too.

I think the black birds weasled their way in here.

My idea was that maybe someone knew of seed combination that they couldn’t stand.
Don’t get so bent out of shape!

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My grandfather bird feeders have bluebirds,cardinals,yellow birds,goldfinches,woodpeckers,blackbirds,chickadees,titmouses,mowckingbirds,finches,doves,wren,snowbirds,robins etc. but he has 4 cages which you put blocks or cakes in of food and he has 3 feeders normally there is an average of 15 birds at his feeders sometimes more than 40 but you hardly ever see the trees without birds he uses various kinds of cakes but the same feed about 3 weeks ago i put up some feeders and he keeps telling me that i will get the various types of birds but so far i have only gotten chickadees,titmouses,doves,woodpeckers,snowbirds,and 1 purple finch but i have 3 cages for cakes and 2 feeders i use the same feed and everything but i cant seem to get the variety of birds i see bluebirds setting on our powerlines but not eating and about a mile or less behind our house where we ride 4 wheelers there is cardinal galore about 20-30 in fields next to a wooded area i need a variety of birds please i need tips

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Ok, this is my situation. The reason I need a cage around the feeder, is so that the larger birds won’t hog all the seeds away from the goldfinches. I don’t mind that other small birds of that size can get in, I just wanna keep the house finches, sparrows, chickadees, etc. outta there. I know that the goldfinch is like 5 inches long, but none of the bird sites seem to report how tall they are upright (or how wide either). That’s why I don’t know how high or wide the holes in the cage should be. I live in an area where goldfinches inhabit year round, and I realize they would be brown right now, but if you can’t keep a supply of thistle seed, you’ll most likely never see them! So that’s where I am. If someone can give me exact numbers on the height & width of the holes in the cage I want to build, I will choose the first answer with those numbers as best, which will of course earn you 10 points.

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based on your observations? Most people will go by folklore of the Wooly Bear caterpillar others will go by how plants grow.
I feel it will be one of the coldest winters that North Carolina has seen since the blizzard of 77-78. In late August, the squirrels had already started stripping the trees of their nuts (mostly pecan and oak) and by the second week in September, it was done. They usually won’t start till late September mid October. Mice already trying to get in the house. Birds started flying south in mid August and have already seen the flurry of cardinals and black capped chickadees hanging around. They usually don’t do that till late October. Even the Canadian Geese have started their migrations to our area since the end of August, usually it’s late October early November.

What are your predictions for your area or the states in general. Let us know what state you live in as well.

Stay warm
Eye of Mars : LOL! I’m originally from Southern Indiana and I definitely can agree to that.

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I want to build a cage around my goldfinch feeder in order to keep out sparrows, house finches, chickadees, etc. I know that goldfinches are like 5 inches long, but none of the bird sites tell how tall upright the bird is (or even how wide its body is, for that matter). That’s why I have no idea how tall or wide the spaces between the bars should be. Please help. I will vote the first answer with the exact measurements needed as the best answer, earning you of course 10 points.

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I have: Carolina Chickadees, Northern Mockingbirds, Northern Cardinals, Tufted titmice, Yellow-bellied sapsuckers, American Robins, Chipping sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Eastern Bluebirds, Blue Jays, Red-bellied woodpeckers, and a Red-breasted Nuthatch I named Nutty.
Let me guess what you have: Lots of robins, House sparrows, Grackles (blackbirds), Starlings (blackbirds), mourning doves, American goldfinches, and house finches .

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