Comments on: House? http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary DeV http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10531 Mary DeV Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:12:53 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10531 The Finch Buffet is *gone*! The neighbors got fed up and clear-cut that thistle field today. There are 8 big trash bags (so far!) of thistles & other weeds, er…..I mean, native vegetation….out at the curb. Come & get it, little finchies!

]]> By: Kathie Evans http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10520 Kathie Evans Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:45:41 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10520 There is also a bird common in India, House Crow, corvus splendens. He is an elegant looking bird, gray and black, makes a lot of noise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Crow

]]> By: faith cornell http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10518 faith cornell Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:51 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10518 I love your messages Mary; info & a couple of laughs. Met you at the tent that day.

]]> By: Mary DeV http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10516 Mary DeV Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:51:50 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10516 Ha ha — not House Martin but THE Housemartins! Thank you, Wiki & YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOjG91LX8Wg

80′s pop bands? After 1976, music just sorta all runs together for me ;-)
I guess that’s tellin’ my age!

]]> By: Mary DeV. http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10507 Mary DeV. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:28:17 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10507 Ah, perfect timing as always, Kate! Yesterday I noticed a couple of birds hanging around the side yard of the house on the corner — the one with the awful thistle problem….er, I mean, the natural wildflower meadow! The female was sitting up on a branch, but a nice little guy who looked just like that photo was on the fence, picking at the thistles. I figured them for some sort of finch, and looked online for finch photos — sure enough, house finches. I also see a bright yellow goldfinch over there a lot.

Eventually someone will get sick of the thistles and go over and clear-cut that yard, but meantime the finches are having a feast!

Couples of WAGs on the quiz:
1 – House sparrow, house wren
2 – House martin
3 – Purple martin (couple of the neighbors on Juliet Street have martin houses in their yards — I will have to take a closer look around over there.)
4 – Um, must be House Martin??

]]> By: Donna http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/29/house/comment-page-1/#comment-10505 Donna Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:41 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22758#comment-10505 The first two “house” birds are common in my backyard: house wren & house sparrow. I’m not familiar with the third.

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