Birds in New Jersey 2014
5 July 2014. Trying "halos" around two of the three feeders, to see if they allow other birds to eat, without
being mobbed by the house sparrows. So far, so good. Here's a regular feeder, no halo. Typical house sparrow
battleground.
Suet feeder with halo? All quiet.
Feeder with finch mix with halo? All quiet.
Young redwing blackbird
A new bird appears on the feeder, with a striking dark and light pattern.
It's a female redwing blackbird.
The house sparrows fight and fight.
House sparrow, female redwing blackbird, male redwing blackbird
Baby redwing blackbird
The baby asks for food from its mother
A mystery bird on the halo feeder.
A big hungry grackle discovers the suet feeder.
The female redwing blackbird, strikingly different from the male.
