March 12, 2024
| Raccoon by Linda Jones |
For the eighth season in a row, Undertaking FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Limitless are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the prospect to win prizes. Celestron has joined the enjoyable by providing one pair of binoculars to every knowledge entry contest winner as properly. After coming into counts into the FeederWatch web site, on the submission affirmation web page, members have the chance to share a narrative, reminiscence, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button. We randomly choose two winners per immediate. Our fourth Knowledge Entry Contest immediate this season was:
Together with birds, mammals can be common guests at chook feeders. Inform us a couple of memorable mammal you will have seen at or round your feeders!
Congratulations to our winners, Kayla Niner and Michelle H.!
Kayla shared:
Probably the most memorable mammal at my feeders was a raccoon! It got here by one morning simply as I used to be having breakfast, checked out the bottom underneath the peanut feeder, after which headed off for a drink from the pond (which is stored open with a bubbler for all of the neighborhood wildlife). I like seeing the curious and innovated raccoons cease by, even when they’ve walked off with my suet feeder earlier than!
Birds aren’t the one animals that admire the pure assets your yard gives. Water sources corresponding to a pond or chook bathtub can appeal to mammals who could also be in search of a drink. In colder climates, a bubbler for a pond or a heater for a chook bathtub can forestall ice from forming on the water’s floor. When you resolve to implement a chook bathtub, take into account putting it close to shrubs, bushes, or a brush pile to supply added safety from predators. Discover extra tips about the right way to panorama your yard and enhance your habitat on our Gardening for Birds web page.
Michelle shared:
I like watching the antics of squirrels and chipmunks on the feeders, however what takes the cake was seeing a flying squirrel in my tray feeder lately! It was such a delight to observe the little man chow down on the seed cake within the tray. It was one mammal that I knew I had in my yard, however I’d by no means seen it, since they’re so secretive. It’s the one sort of squirrel I’d kindly welcome again to my feeders any time!
Opinions on squirrels differ broadly with our FeederWatchers; some love squirrels, however others discover them a nuisance species. It may be humorous to observe a persistent squirrel finagle its solution to your chook meals, however could also be discouraging to see them eat volumes of seed. One solution to deter pesky squirrels is to distract them by feeding peanuts or dried ears of corn in a location a long way out of your feeders. Others could also be prevented from reaching meals with baffles or squirrel-proof feeders. See extra tips about deterring undesirable feeder guests on our Feeding Birds web page.
Because of everybody who participated and shared their tales for this immediate – we want we might share your whole submissions! Learn the tales from previous winners on our weblog. E mail feederwatch@cornell.edu with questions. Keep tuned for after we announce our ultimate knowledge entry contest winners of the season on April ninth, 2024.
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