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Old 04-21-2008, 01:35 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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What are typical birds that you see around the San Antonio area? I have an "infestation", if you will , of morning doves in my back yard. I'm sort of teasing, but seriously...there are about 5 of them regularly at our feeder! I think my DS saw a cardinal the other day and I just saw a humming bird flutter by the window. So, what are typical birds that we will see? What food/feeders/plants should I put out? This is sort of new to me, but exciting too! We live in a certified backyard wildlife habitat, so I'm sure there's more that I should be doing. Thanks!
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:38 PM
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I'll bet you have grackles, too. If you haven't seen them, you've undoubtedly heard them.

Lately, I've seen quite a few cardinals around.
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Old 04-21-2008, 02:02 PM
 
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Yes, mourning doves are prevalent. To the point where I feel I need to buy a shotgun. They are EVERYWHERE. We've see wrens, mockingbirds, cardinals, and grackles in our backyard. I also saw a red-tailed hawk land on a branch last week - the doves took off like a shot just before that happened. Pretty cool. We have two feeders - one with corn for the squirrels (the pigeons like it too), and one with small seed for the tinier birds.
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Old 04-21-2008, 02:05 PM
 
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I have a dog and a cat, they are both loving the wildlife in our backyard! My dog really goes after all of them, squirls, birds, lizards! That's a terrier for ya! Chips, I should send him to your house if you are having problems with morning doves!
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Old 04-21-2008, 09:25 PM
 
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We have a definite infestation of white wing doves, 30-40 of them nest in the trees in our yard and the neighbors'. A hunter's paradise, for sure. Some of them are so big and fat that I assume everyone in the neighborhood must be feeding them! Mourning doves are in abundance as well. Some cardinals, blue jays, mocking birds, wrens, grackles (thankfully, not too many!), and a few starlings. There are some smaller finches that have taken up nesting in the vines on the fence, too. Turkey buzzards and an occasional red tail hawk make up the rest of observed birds.

I put out several bird feeders with wild bird seed and a couple of bird baths. They all love stale bread and cereal, judging by how fast the stuff disappears!
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:07 AM
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I put out several bird feeders with wild bird seed and a couple of bird baths. They all love stale bread and cereal, judging by how fast the stuff disappears!
You'll want to be careful not to leave that kind of food on the ground for four-footed critters to find. I stopped doing that kind of feeding when I figured out how much the skunks and armadillos enjoy it.
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Old 04-22-2008, 08:00 AM
 
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I have never seen an armadillo yet! We have a fenced in back yard, so maybe they won't get in? I hope!
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Old 04-22-2008, 08:06 AM
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I have never seen an armadillo yet! We have a fenced in back yard, so maybe they won't get in? I hope!
They dig. Watch for spaces dug to allow access under the fence.
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Old 04-22-2008, 08:29 AM
 
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I have never seen an armadillo yet! We have a fenced in back yard, so maybe they won't get in? I hope!
You wiiiiiiill! Or, for an adventure, just continue driving north outta your neighborhood in to ours (other side of Military). There's a dead one right now that the vultures are feasting on.

We were surprised at all the birds when we moved here, too. Frequently see cardinals and I don't know which bird it is that sounds like it's saying "birdy, birdy, birdy" when it sings, but it's song is really pretty. Gotta love the birds. 'Cept the darned grackles.
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Old 04-22-2008, 10:16 AM
 
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You'll want to be careful not to leave that kind of food on the ground for four-footed critters to find. I stopped doing that kind of feeding when I figured out how much the skunks and armadillos enjoy it.
LOL! With all the white wing 757's around here, the four-footed critters don't stand a chance! It's a bit eerie when you see them up in the trees, just waiting for you to leave so they can dive down and start snacking...kinda like the scene from "The Birds"... Grackles do the same thing when they are around, even to the point of sending up a food alarm. We do have a possum family that's under the shed, and considering the bugs and varmits that possums eat, I hope they help themselves to the leftovers...that is....if there are any!
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