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Birds are back? #7809305 02/28/23 11:55 AM 02/28/23 11:55 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi. D Diggerman OP trapper
Diggerman OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi.	I heard a Robin and a Sandhill crane this morning. First of the birds back. Southern Wi.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809311 02/28/23 12:03 PM 02/28/23 12:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,778 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,778 Williamsport, Pa.	Los of robins and red wing blackbirds here too....jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809321 02/28/23 12:17 PM 02/28/23 12:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,065 Ames, IA MikeTraps2 trapper
MikeTraps2 trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,065 Ames, IA	Heard robins and red-winged blackbirds this weekend, seems early for the blackbirds, and killdeer of course, they always seem to earliest birds Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure Theodore Roosevelt

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809364 02/28/23 01:20 PM 02/28/23 01:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,449 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,449 east central WI	Been hearing a few sandhills for a week or so. No robins yet.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809370 02/28/23 01:31 PM 02/28/23 01:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,476 Wisconsin Muskrat trapper
Muskrat trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,476 Wisconsin	Swans are refueling. Locals never left.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809452 02/28/23 03:23 PM 02/28/23 03:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,858 Asheville, NC C charles trapper
charles trapper C Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,858 Asheville, NC	On Christmas Eve my yard was full of robins. Temp was -2 degrees in Western NC. Think they were confused or hungry?

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809476 02/28/23 04:18 PM 02/28/23 04:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,995 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,995 Central, SD	A lot of the birds here that stayed are dead bird flu got them near water and the subzero temps killed a bunch of others. We let the hay stand around the house and feed the heck out of them so many survived so far. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809479 02/28/23 04:25 PM 02/28/23 04:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,421 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,421 W NY	Saw my first two turkey buzzards on Sunday NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809647 02/28/23 09:07 PM 02/28/23 09:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,219 Eau Claire Wi Trap Setter trapper
Trap Setter trapper Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,219 Eau Claire Wi	Swarms of Robin's last weekend but I don't think they left in the first place. Saw a few geese paired up and a crow building a nest today. Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809651 02/28/23 09:09 PM 02/28/23 09:09 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 11,111 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 11,111 SW Georgia	Those must be the scouts, cause there’s still quite a few Robins and Sandhills still down here.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809662 02/28/23 09:14 PM 02/28/23 09:14 PM
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 837 Illinois D DRF trapper
DRF trapper D Joined: May 2016 Posts: 837 Illinois	Saw a robin here last week but haven’t seen it since. Tons of white fronted geese, red wing blackbirds sandhill cranes and some bufflehead heads on the river.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809729 02/28/23 10:00 PM 02/28/23 10:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,400 Firth, Nebraska jabNE trapper
jabNE trapper Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,400 Firth, Nebraska	Saw a few robins here too. Lots and lots of snow geese moving through. Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809750 02/28/23 10:13 PM 02/28/23 10:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,921 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,921 Frazee, MN	Originally Posted by Diggerman I heard a Robin and a Sandhill crane this morning. First of the birds back. Southern Wi. Here they better bring a shovel.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7809934 03/01/23 07:30 AM 03/01/23 07:30 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,228 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,228 Michigan	crows are building nest here , but that's it

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7810059 03/01/23 10:16 AM 03/01/23 10:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,236 Three Lakes,WI 72 C corky trapper
corky trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,236 Three Lakes,WI 72	Lots of goldfinch showed up this morning. Niger seed feeder is at capacity. LOL http://www.usdebtclock.org/ This place is getting more like Facebook every day.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7810061 03/01/23 10:18 AM 03/01/23 10:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,362 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,362 Minnesota	I'll have to buy seed NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Birds are back? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7810065 03/01/23 10:19 AM 03/01/23 10:19 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,449 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,449 east central WI	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper I'll have to buy seed Have a little fun when you do that. Ask the cashier how long before the birds grow up after you plant the seed.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7810073 03/01/23 10:32 AM 03/01/23 10:32 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,244 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,244 West Michigan	Seen a Robin a couple weeks ago. Had a flock of 15 in the yard yesterday. Seen sand hill cranes and Red Wing black bird also yesterday. To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7810081 03/01/23 10:39 AM 03/01/23 10:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi. D Diggerman OP trapper
Diggerman OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi.	Side note, There is a bird app for your phone called Merlin. You can turn it on and it will ID birds by sound.

Re: Birds are back? [Re: Diggerman] #7810303 03/01/23 02:56 PM 03/01/23 02:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi. D Diggerman OP trapper
Diggerman OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,568 Wi.	Tommorow ,last year I had a kildeer.

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