[Magdalen] The Grackles are back, the Grackles are back...

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, I have some all winter, as well, but they're joined by others starting
about now.  I keep nyjer out, as well.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe the reason ours stay around all year is that we provide Nyjer thistle
> seed in winter :-)
>
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My house finches arrived a little ahead of the goldfinches this year. At
> > least one of the goldfinches has figured out the upside-down finch
> > feeder--they're a little slow to catch on this year.
> > I learned last year that the reason they nest and lay their eggs in the
> > summer is so that will coincide with the blooming of the thistles.
> Thistle
> > seed makes up a large part of their diet.
> >
> > > On Feb 26, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Our goldfinches stay year round now (they didn't when I first moved
> > here).
> > > You can tell spring is coming when they boys turn bright gold, which
> they
> > > have now. The house finches haven't arrived back yet, though, nor have
> we
> > > seen any rose-breasted grosbeaks. sure signs of spring as they stop by
> on
> > > their flight northwards.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In a message dated 2/26/2017 9:21:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > >> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
> > >>
> > >> There's  a single Great Blue Heron that lives on the pond next door. A
> > few
> > >> weeks ago he  landed in one of my holly trees! By the time I got my
> > camera,
> > >> he was  gone.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Though some of the Asian hollies do well here in NE Pennsylvania,
> > >> the American Holly trees only survive in the sheltered valleys.
>  There
> > >> are some beauties of the latter in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton down
> > >> in the Susquehanna Valley.  I suppose now that it is generally
> > >> warmer, it would be worth a try.  English Holly is simply too  tender
> > >> for our climate.
> > >>
> > >> Great Blue Herons were common summer visitors to our lake in
> > >> the Upper Midwest, and the early riser, probably awakened by the
> > >> resident House Wrens, was often rewarded by seeing the herons
> > >> fishing just offshore in front of the cabin.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> David S.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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