[Mnbird] Hadley Lake Report

[Peter L Gilles]

I live on the North end of a small canoeing lake with lots of trees.   As I have done pruning,  I have built large piles of brush which form ample hiding places. Other than one neighbor who has thinned his trees drastically,  there is a lot of coverage and sufficient territory for a large number of birds.

I think like you,  I have 4 or 5 breeding pairs and that in spite of the weird Summer weather,  they were all pretty successful because many of the visitors are immature birds

Just a week or so ago, i saw a male still feeding eager youngsters. Even with 3 potential Cardinal feeders,  there is a pecking order.

I have also noticed two pair of Blue Jays -- I know they are very secretive,  but now that the young are out the nest, they are coming around more often.

Fortunately or not, I haven't seen a Coopers Hawk all Summer.



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From: Tami Vogel <tvogel at wrcmn.org>
Date: 10/5/19 3:00 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: Peter L Gilles <gilles_peter_l at msn.com>
Subject: Re: Hadley Lake Report

Our "winter" cardinals are starting to arrive. During the summer we have fewer (6-8) simply due to breeding territory. But  we'll end up with 24-26 cardinals throughout the winter. It's always a highlight to have that many around.

Sounds like you have a great bird yard!

 - Tami in Afton



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Subject: [Mnbird] Hadley Lake Report

Cardinals.

Has anyone else noted the abundance of Cardinals this Fall?  Or is my backyard just fortunate?

Last year the number of Cardinals coming to my feeders seemed to decline significantly.   This Summer,  I felt the number was rebounding and now I have 10 or 12 -- maybe more if I really paid attention to their physical differences.

I have 4 feeders -- three primarily used by the Cardinals (one is a vertical tube largely used by Chickadees and Nuthatches) and the Cardinals are often lined up in the nearby branches waiting their turn.

Also saw a raft of Coots on Parker's Lake (Cty Rd 6) Friday -- first of Fall.



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