Sigh. I do enjoy watching the birds on the bird feeder and bird bath. As I said earlier, I had hesitated putting the feeder up because the rodents aren't far behind. In the valley it was rats, here, it's ground squirrels, the population of which has exploded since the loss of my two cats. Of course, the birds didn't come in while the cats were here either.
Yesterday, while enjoying the birds, including Stellar Jay's and Robins on the suet feeder since they can't get into the seed tower, I was not surprised to look down on the ground to see a ground squirrel with stuffed cheeks. I wasn't able to get a picture of the squirrel, but I did get a mother Robin and her child.
Well, we've been found. Robins, Mourning Doves, Pine Siskins, Mountain Chickadees, Oregon Juncos, Brown Headed Cowbirds, California Quail, Red Breasted Nuthatches, Stellar Jays and of course, ground Squirrels at the feeder. The bird bath has also lured in a Western Tanager pair, even the male came in one day.
I may remove the feeders by the end of September in order to encourage the birds to move on, though, I have discovered that some of the birds are year around residents, even with the snow. I don't know, the ground squirrels have to go. I'll have to get some live traps and transport them MANY miles away. Sigh.
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