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July 2002 Webnotes
New! Stokes Beginner's Guides Available
Stokes Beginner's Guides to Hummingbirds, Dragonflies, Bats, and Bird Feeding have just been published. To learn more or to buy them, click here.
Put Up Hummingbird Feeders
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Put your hummingbird feeders up to attract migrating hummers, who need the fuel. Some hummingbirds may also be enticed to stay and nest in your yard. Clean and refill feeders every 3-4 days, more often in hot weather.
For the formula to prepare hummingbird food, click here.
Solve Grackle Problems
Migrating grackles are showing up at bird feeders and may hog the seed from smaller birds. For tips on solving grackle problems at feeders, click here.
Attracting Bluebirds
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Bluebird |
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It’s bluebird time. Make sure all your birdhouses are cleaned and ready for bluebirds and other new occupants. For the safety of birds, mount birdhouses on poles with baffles so predators like racoons cannot climb the poles and reach the birdhouse. Bluebirds will be flying around investigating potential nesting spots. When the male finds a good birdhouse that is in the right bluebird habitat of an open grassy area, he will sing and wave his wings from the birdhouse to attract a female. To learn more about attracting bluebirds, click here.
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