Hey there, Paul of the Bird. Thanks for stopping by. Glad you, too dig the tails of the band. Yours is a slightly different specie from what I read. Would love to see them. Vid! Vid! Mine are up to about a hundred birds already and that will surely swell. But not as much as the price of oiled sunflower seeds. Used to buy 50lbs for around 11 bucks. This time I paid 25 dollars a sack and the feed store gal says the price has gone up to 30 dollars, so she hasn't even ordered. Dang.
ive seen some flying while camping in the sierras but never in such large flocks and its hard to keep track of them from being extinct.due to the fact they only lay two eggs PER YEAR.. they are wild birds and really wild and will fly away to any sound.
Good for you on the egg statistic, Akuza01. 'Tis true, and if one of the adult parents dies, the nest dies. I have read that on rare occasions, a nesting pair can raise two sets of squawbs, but they need to be able to fly by the time the southern migration begins in late Sept/early Oct.
There's a large population of them in the suberbs of Los Angeles. They flock to my feeder here in Sunland. Not quite the amount that visit your station however...
Yes, that makes sense. I am certain that if you can afford the feed (they prefer oiled sunflower seeds) you would have them coming by the hundreds. But sunflower seeds have risen in price to about $18/50lbs and I could easily go through that much perday. Cracked corn is a cheaper alternative
Hello, Akuza01. Location is the coast mountain range of Oregon, near Newport, Oregon. I began feeding the birds in 2001 or 2 and now they return in March, expecting food! They are awesome.
Really amazing. They're interesting birds. I just filmed a couple at my small feeder and will be posting it soon. I can only imagine what the billions of extinct Passenger Pigeons would be like....
Tecobelli, I just noticed your comment. Is that your video posted under Rummelhart? And yes, I often try to imagine what the Passenger pigeon clouds would have looked like. I am doing all I can to help sustain the Bandtail.
Cool birds! I hope to see them next month in Arizona, but I guess not in these numbers.
birdpaul 3 years ago
Hey there, Paul of the Bird. Thanks for stopping by. Glad you, too dig the tails of the band. Yours is a slightly different specie from what I read. Would love to see them. Vid! Vid! Mine are up to about a hundred birds already and that will surely swell. But not as much as the price of oiled sunflower seeds. Used to buy 50lbs for around 11 bucks. This time I paid 25 dollars a sack and the feed store gal says the price has gone up to 30 dollars, so she hasn't even ordered. Dang.
jaybob44 3 years ago
ive seen some flying while camping in the sierras but never in such large flocks and its hard to keep track of them from being extinct.due to the fact they only lay two eggs PER YEAR.. they are wild birds and really wild and will fly away to any sound.
Akuza01 4 years ago
Good for you on the egg statistic, Akuza01. 'Tis true, and if one of the adult parents dies, the nest dies. I have read that on rare occasions, a nesting pair can raise two sets of squawbs, but they need to be able to fly by the time the southern migration begins in late Sept/early Oct.
jaybob44 4 years ago
There's a large population of them in the suberbs of Los Angeles. They flock to my feeder here in Sunland. Not quite the amount that visit your station however...
Tecobelli 4 years ago
Yes, that makes sense. I am certain that if you can afford the feed (they prefer oiled sunflower seeds) you would have them coming by the hundreds. But sunflower seeds have risen in price to about $18/50lbs and I could easily go through that much perday. Cracked corn is a cheaper alternative
jaybob44 4 years ago
wow..where is this location?? never seen a bandtailed pigeon this close up except up in the sky flying..
Akuza01 4 years ago
Hello, Akuza01. Location is the coast mountain range of Oregon, near Newport, Oregon. I began feeding the birds in 2001 or 2 and now they return in March, expecting food! They are awesome.
jaybob44 4 years ago
Really amazing. They're interesting birds. I just filmed a couple at my small feeder and will be posting it soon. I can only imagine what the billions of extinct Passenger Pigeons would be like....
Tecobelli 4 years ago
Tecobelli, I just noticed your comment. Is that your video posted under Rummelhart? And yes, I often try to imagine what the Passenger pigeon clouds would have looked like. I am doing all I can to help sustain the Bandtail.
jaybob44 4 years ago