Orioles also like the nectar On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 12:40 AM, ROBERT E PATY <dback1935@msn.com> wrote: > > I have house finches here that are regular visitors to my hummingbird > feeder. If they get a good grip on the small flowers that surround the > feeding hole they can drink for 10-15 seconds. Sparrows try but they can't > seem to get the "hang" of it. I occasionally have to chase a woodpecker off > of the feeder. There are some small warblers around but I haven't seen any > of them at the feeder. Another regular visitor is a verdin. That's a very > small gray bird, similar to a bushtit, but with a yellowish cap and rufous > shoulder patch seen in adult birds. > > Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter > > > > > From: gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 19:55:49 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [ML] birds > > > > Never had that happen. But my finches try to do it now and then. They > don't have much luck. > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Louise Valine > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:01 PM > > Subject: [ML] birds > > > > > > I know this is kind of strange, but on my hummingbird feeder there's a > couple of wild cannaries that keep coming and eating out of it. They sit > there and drink, then fly away. been seeing for three days now. > > Louise > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique. Anonymous Watch your thoughts: they become words. Watch your words: they become actions.Watch your actions: they become habits. Watch your habits: they become your character. Watch your character: it becomes your destiny.______Francis Outlaw