tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post7277242648943642905..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: FeederWatch Time of YearGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-74035813606038261982011-12-19T20:19:54.712-08:002011-12-19T20:19:54.712-08:00I'll have to check out the snowy owl article. ...I'll have to check out the snowy owl article. 2 winters ago we had at least a pair of owls that were here for the spring and summer. We didn't hear them last summer. I forgot to mention that I keep suet out, but have NEVER had anything eat it. .even if fresh. .boughten or homemade. .go figure!! We also have the new pond right out our front window. It's a little over one year old. .we love to watch what comes to it!! My plan is that by the time I have more than a few daylight minutes to myself (AKA, when the children all grow up and go away)I want to have a landscape that has already drawn multitudes of critters. .we are getting there. Would also be interested in the black cherry article. .I would like to get a few more fruiting things in our area that will draw birds. Love your feedback!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-21000739267143064462011-12-19T11:29:42.908-08:002011-12-19T11:29:42.908-08:00If you keep a close eye on your cedar belt, you ma...If you keep a close eye on your cedar belt, you may very well see cedar waxwings at any time from now until spring. Last year I had a flock of about 50 that stayed in the area all winter.<br /><br />There was a wonderful write-up on black cherry on another blog just yesterday:<br />It made me want to try one or two in the yard, for their ability to pull in wildlife.<br /><br />I would think you'd have a reasonable chance to get cardinals in - I think trees and shrubs are their attraction and it sounds like you've got quite a few. The black oil should do the trick, as far as feeding. You might try adding some suet to see if you can pull in some woodpeckers, flickers, or chickadees. Water (heated in winter) can be a big draw, too, for lots of different birds. Maybe that can be a Christmas present!<br /><br />I always keep an annual bird list for the yard. It helps me notice the changes in bird populations from year to year, besides making all the common birds seem new again every January! <br /><br />By the way, the Wichita Eagle had an article saying that snowy owls are here in Kansas this winter! Maybe you guys will get lucky enough to see one!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-53316491831154478882011-12-19T11:11:38.278-08:002011-12-19T11:11:38.278-08:00Ah. .I'm very jealous that you have so many ca...Ah. .I'm very jealous that you have so many cardinals!! We usually feed with black oil sunflower seeds and niger. Generally we see several varieties of sparrow, dark eyed juncos, robins, an occasional bluebird (though we are hoping to spot them more since we got our little bluebird house trail set up last April). We also had about 6 cedar waxwings stop by last summer before they went north, and I would love for some of those to stay around. We have mostly mature elm trees, and a mature cedar tree belt 50 feet north of the house. I have added several spruce varieties, and 3 pine trees that are getting large. The two new crabapple trees didn't set much fruit this past hot dry summer, and the two new oak trees seem to have perished too. It's sure been fun to watch the birds come and stay. .the project you describe would be fun to do, and could include the kids too! Thanks for sharing. .hope you will continue to show us your backyard friends!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.com