Jane’s Deck of Birds – Page 4 – Backyard Dispatches

Jane’s Deck of Birds- Rose Breasted Grosbeak

This beautiful songbird will be returning to its breeding grounds by the beginning of May. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks winter in Mexico

It’s that time of year again, time to clean your Hummingbird and Oriole Feeders. Migration is well under way and

This is a question commonly asked by our customers. Squirrels can be known to clean out a bird feeder in

‘How do I keep bully birds away from my feeders?’ This is a question I often hear from our customers.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS ‘Conk-la-ree’, ahhh, the sound I listen for at this time of year. A true sign that spring is

Often referred to as our ‘Snow Bird’, the Dark-eyed Junco is another one of our winter visitors. In the late

American Goldfinch Goldfinches are a favourite backyard bird found throughout southern Canada, the US and down into Mexico. You can

CANADA GEESE – DID YOU KNOW? During the fall and winter I have been observing very large flocks of Canada

Red-Breasted Nuthatch Red-Breasted Nuthatches are friendly little songbirds. They are 4 1/2 inches long with a blueish- grey back and

Purple finches are delightful birds that we are able to enjoy during the winter months… most years. They can move erratically