The START of Bird Feeder Season: November 2024 Wild Bird Update

November marks the "official" start to the bird feeding season for many folks. Colder weather moves in and birds of many kinds move south with the fronts.

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Cover photo by James Bandes
0:00 Introductions and Welcomes
9:35 Change in Robin Behavior - American Robin by Carrie Wadlow
12:53 Eastern Bluebird Behavior - Eastern Bluebirds at heated birdbath by J D Spicher
15:37 Juncos Arriving - Dark-eyed Junco by Bruce Weekes
20:06 Native Sparrows - White-throated Sparrow by James Bandes
22:11 Battling Rodents - Brushpile by Carrie Wadlow
28:04 Starlings and Suet - Hairy Woodpecker and European Starling on Suet by Lisa Harrison
28:56 Upside Down Suet Feeders - Downy Woodpecker on suet feeder by Ruth Simmons
37:30 Eastern Bluebird Checking out boxes - Eastern Bluebirds at heated birdbath by J D Spicher
43:00 Northern Cardinal using "weapon" - Northern Cardinal by Rick Jordahl
43:33 Waterfowl Migration - Canada and Greater White-fronted Geese by Mary Nemecek
45:25 Species Profile: Rough-legged Hawk photos by Mary Nemecek
48:11 Question and Answers

[cindypaine]

Thanks for an excellent program again, Mark!

[workingbulldogs]

Thank you Mark. As always, very informative video. I just love your content. Lisa.

[carolstella]

How can we find out when you will do these live programs? I’d like to join sometime.

[Jbandes]

Sorry I missed it. I need to order some of those pockets. I hope I see some blue birds soon.

[DavidPryor-pb]

You mentioned evening grosebeaks up north I haven’t seen grosebeaks Since I lived in central ny in the 1980s. I saw rose breasted grosbeaks there though in the summer. I just wish I would see more birds here in st Mary’s Kansas I had about 4 hummingbirds in the summer plus the orioles for a while in early summer in late may early June They were wonderful evening grosbeaks wish I would see them here in st Mary’s. They usually show up in big flocks. They are erratic wanderers I was told

[wheeez]

Guess who showed up on my feeder ( Quantico VA ) a hummingbird it's not a ruby for sure too fast and too peachy color for a ruby they left 1st week of October I have sugar water feeder up all year around for chickadee and gold finch and titmouse etc... 1st spotted on salvia on 11/01 he/she still here I still have many thithonia and salvia blooming all over the place and many flying insects to fuel up! If you are living south please keep your feeder up PLEASE especially if you don't have a blooming flower eventually this hummer will move on towards south look for food, water, shelter on your way ❤

[laurenwhite]

I grew a bunch of ghost peppers this year but after tasting it, realized it’s way too hot for me. Do you think the birds would enjoy them if I cut and set them out? Or do you think that would hurt their stomachs?