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Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:47 pm to deeprig9
I have bird feeders out, but gettin very little action, what are you guys feeding to draw in birds?
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:47 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:I may be wrong but doesn't that app have a feature like Google goggles where you can take a photo and it will ID the species? I had it briefly
iNaturalist
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:51 pm to North Dallas Tiger
Yeah, but instead of using solely AI it is also community-based. Insects, particularly, are tricky and the the community does the majority of identifications. Their database is regularly cited in papers and studies. It also tracks your observations by date, location, and species.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
Have you been having glitchy issues with inaturalist lately? Every now and then, I have to delete the app and download it again...I get an error message that says the app closed unexpectedly, because it has a bug 
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:56 pm to pussywillows
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because it has a bug
Perfect.
No, I haven't had any issues. It has been down for a few hours for maintenance a couple times in the past few months.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:06 pm to LegendInMyMind
Some of my recent bugs...and a skink...
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:08 pm to deeprig9
Been hearing a lot of Summer tanagers. They stay way up n the tree tops. But the male is strikingly red and the female a green/yellow color. And I saw them today. I hear them often. ETx.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:09 pm to Cheese Grits
quote:I am an avid bird feeder and enjoy this thread or the thread in the garden board---but that right there is funny. IDCWYA.
Red Breasted Swallow
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I use Southern Comfort and Coke in my feeder but rum tea and tequila shots seem to work well too.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:11 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
I heard a rumor a few years ago avian flu took out blue jays. I have only seen a few in the past couple of years.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:11 pm to pussywillows
Man, you have the dragon flies! That's what water will do for you.
Ashy gray lady beetle, and the seventh species of native lady beetle I've seen around my place:
Ashy gray lady beetle, and the seventh species of native lady beetle I've seen around my place:
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:12 pm to Cheese Grits
I was told last night that in order to have big boobs a woman has to be fat
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:13 pm to GreenRockTiger
Over the last week, a robin, rose-breasted grosbeak, tanagers and indigo buntings
These are just migrating through and are in addition to the usual natives.
These are just migrating through and are in addition to the usual natives.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:15 pm to meeple
I got verbally accosted by a nesting robin today. She has a nest with three eggs low in a snowball bush, and every time I get close she flies off and berates me.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:25 pm to LegendInMyMind
I was discing a field today and you would be surprised how many birds were swarming. They must be looking for an easy meal if a worm or something comes up from the soil. I wish I knew how to identify birds. I know for sure I saw a red cardinal, but the rest I had no idea.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:16 am to North Dallas Tiger
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Man that's an impressive ID list
Thanks!
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Y'all must have been doing it for a while to ID all those birds...
I was raised in a bird watching family, but took it up much later - after retirement.
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Y'all using the old Sibley's book or the Cornell app?
For book field reference, I prefer the Nat Geo 7th Edition, but Sibley East is okay. We also have a number of the old books such as Roger Tory Peterson.
For Hummingbirds, Nancy Newfield's books are helpful and some are free on-line and Sheri Williamson did the Peterson Field Guide - Hummingbirds of North America.
We also use Merlin for bird call help, but never rely on that because of the frequency of errors. Gives us an idea what we are looking for when we hear something new.
Louisiana Ornithological Society FB page is good for learning - as is What's This Bird - a sub group of ABA.
I contribute to Cornell's Macaulay Library, and often look at it. Their All About Birds is very helpful - I recommend that one very highly.
But the biggest thing is getting out in the field and looking at them.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 1:33 am to Rabby
Any of you baws thought of doing a Big Year?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 3:03 am to deeprig9
Put plain roasted peanuts in the shell. Unsalted. We put handful daily out in our two platform feeders. The woodpeckers and blue jays love them. The blue jays will pick them up and shake them to find the one they want and fly off with the whole peanut shell. We also put out suet and suet pellets. It's more expensive but changed to the shelled sunflower seeds and has cut down on lot of the mess. Tractor supply sells it. Can get boxes of unsalted peanuts from Sam's. Platform feeders with screen is best to cut down on the amount of food wasted. Also allows good picture opportunities
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:11 am to Goldietiger
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Platform feeders with screen is best to cut down on the amount of food wasted. Also allows good picture opportunities
Seem high maintenance. I'd imagine squirrels clean them out pretty regularly?
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