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Preventing Bird Strikes At Airports

By BirdDude on Friday, January 16th, 2009 | 10 Comments

With the recent near disaster bird strike of US Airways flight 1549, I thought my readers would be interested to know what bird management methods were employed by airports to reduce incidents like these. The management of birds in and around an airport requires three main components: Habitat Management Bird Control Teams Lethal Removal Of [...]

Cool Blue Jay Flight Tricks

By BirdDude on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Can A Blue Jay Do Tricks? Last winter I was putting out food on a cold weekday morning. As usual, the Blue Jays had spotted me and were squawking for peanuts. I’ve always found it uncanny how there won’t be one in my backyard until I toss peanuts onto my aggregate patio and the sound [...]

Bird Watching Binoculars Make Great Cheap Christmas Gifts

By BirdDude on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | No Comments

Bird Watching Binoculars Are Great Gifts There is no bigger thrill for a birding enthusiast than to see birds in their backyard or in the field up close. Having a good pair of bird watching binoculars handy is essential for quick identification of each species. Plus, it gives you an appreciation of their beauty not [...]

A Friend In Need

By BirdDude on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

It was mid morning last Saturday. I was working on my computer upstairs and my wife was busy watering and pruning the plants in the front beds. I heard a sound I couldn’t quite identify and went back to work. In a few minutes, my wife called up to me that I needed to come [...]

Do You Have Any Resident Bluebirds?

By BirdDude on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | 6 Comments

I have a pair of bluebirds who like to come and check in on me from time to time whose tale needs to be told. About four years ago, I had my first mating pair of Eastern Bluebirds come and make home in one of the two bluebird houses I have in my back yard. [...]

I Can’t Wait For My Winter Birds To Return

By BirdDude on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

I enjoy feeding and watching birds all year long. Every year I see something I haven’t before and my catalog grows a little bigger. This past year I saw my first Blue Grosbeak during the change from winter to spring. Our yard backs up to woods so I’ve also had the chance to see birds [...]