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Bird Droppings Dispatches from the nation’s birdwatching capital… by Seymore Thanu You can learn a great deal about birds by watching your feeders — and enjoy hours of entertainment. Different species have different feeding techniques. House Finches find an auspicious perch, cling and chow down. Titmice practice a grab-and-go style — grab a sunflower seed, fly off to a secluded perch. Blackbirds like crowds, the more the merrier. Blue Jays want the feeder all to themselves. Upon arrival, they scream out a bogus warning call that scatters the competition, then gobble down seeds as fast as they can before a jay higher up on the social ladder displaces them. Woodpeckers are late risers. Squirrels? They are guts wrapped in fur. The furry-tailed tree rat can break a modest seed budget through pure esophageal zeal. Our trick is to have one sunflower feeder away from others that squirrels can adopt as their own. Or scatter decorative corn cob halves beneath feeders. They grab a half and cart it away before another squirrel can claim it. There are a few finicky feeders who favor food items that many backyard bird enthusiasts forget to offer. Mockingbirds and robins like raisins and fruit, Suet cakes are favored by woodpeckers, nuthatches and Carolina Wren. Don’t forget water — refill bird baths when dry or frozen. Many birds bathe in cold weather. The American Robin is a compulsive bather and common winter resident. If you have holly berries, you have robins. Feral cats can be a challenge. Place feeders up four feet and clear concealing cover from below. Northern songbirds do not typically deal with feline predators so have no innate defense. Bird catching hawks are a part of the package. Concentrate on small birds — attract hawks that feed on them. You are not causing the birds to be killed, only killed where you will witness it. Your neighborhood Sharpshinned Hawk is going to feed twice a day one way or another. Try to keep feeders away from glass windows and doors. Fleeing birds and in-coming hawks strike glass with enough force to cause death 50 percent of the time. Screens help soften the impact, but window decals of hawk silhouettes are not as effective. Find other bird feeding tips from the experts at Cape May Bird Observatory or go to 701 East Lake Drive and watch the birds at their feeders. It’s cheaper than buying your own seed and staff can help with identification. Test drive the latest in binoculars while there. The holidays are coming and Cape May Bird Observatory has a fine selection of feeders for sale. THE LOCALS CAPE MAY’S PREMIERE TALK RADIO SHOW Hosts John Cooke, Michael Clarke, Joe McLaughlin, Brady Schoenrock, Wendy Collins and Ed McDonough cover all you need to know about Cape May and the area. Now available as a podcast on Facebook, the Soundcloud app, iTunes and at harpoonsonthebay.com. UNDERWRITTEN BY Cape Assist l Uncle Bill’s Pancake House, Cape May & N. Cape May l Exit Zero Filling Station l Coldwell Banker Sol Needles l Mad Batter l Harpoons on the Bay SOUND & EDITING BY TOM HOGAN / INTERESTED IN HOSTING A LOCALS SHOW? WRITE TO EJMMATT16@GMAIL.COM December 10, 2020 EXIT ZERO Page 47
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