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October 2000 Webnotes
Watch for: Stokes Birds At Home TV series.
Stokes Birds At Home, our 13-part Public TV series, is now playing or repeating in many areas. Click here for the TV schedule. If you would like to see it played or repeated in your area, contact your local station. Season Two of Stokes Birds At Home is in production and will be available for airing this January.
October Birdfeeding Tips
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Warbler
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Migration of flickers, robins, bluebirds, thrushes, Yellow-rumped Warblers, sparrows, and grackles is now occurring. Keep your birdbaths filled: many migrants will stop to drink and bathe. Bluebirds, robins, and thrushes will stop and feast on dogwood berries. Make sure you include dogwoods or other berry-producing trees in your landscaping plans. If grackles are hogging the feeders, put out safflower seed. Grackles and squirrels usually do not eat it, but chickadees, titmice, finches, and cardinals will enjoy it.
Fall Warbler Migration
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Remember those beautiful, brightly colored warblers that swarmed through our area in May and took your breath away? They're back. . .only this time, they're in their fall colors. For the who, what, and where of fall warbler migration, go here.
Spotting Sparrows
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Sparrow
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This group of birds can be very satisfying, even fun, to observe. Their subtle brown colors can be quite beautiful and distinctive. For help in sharpening your sparrow-spotting skills, go here.
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