Re: Great Tailed Grackles, Mourning Doves, and Me

On Fri, 09 May 2008 17:59:03 -0700, "Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary
Shafer)" <reunite.gondwana@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>The developed areas of the Coachella Valley are home to a surprising
>variety of birds.  We regularly see ravens, hummingbirds, roadrunners,
>California quail, great tailed grackles, mourning doves, rock doves,
>tanagers, and orioles in our yard.  I hadn't been paying much
>attention to them, except to notice that we have mourning doves
>nesting in our lemon tree.
>
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>
>As I write this there are four grackles picking up bread and a fifth
>sitting on the edge of the waterfall.  There are a couple on the roof,
>too.  Dinnertime, I guess.
>
>I've ordered tray feeders and bird feed that all the birds we have
>(except the roadrunner) are said to like.  These should show up on
>Monday.  I'm very interested in seeing how the birds transition from
>bread cubes scattered on the concrete to seeds and nuts in a tray
>feeder.
>
>Mary "It's for the birds.  Really."


Oh, boy, you've got yourself another fun hobby. You better get that
puppy soon.

The only drawback to the seeds is the mess that is left behind. And if
you've got so many grackles, you will be amazed at how quickly they
can empty the feeder.

I've mentioned this before, but I've a suet and seed feeder attached
to one of the kitchen windows. I have a lot of fun watching bird TV.

Boron