Re: RFI: Bird feeding in South Florida

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Posted by Bob Kelley on May 04, 2004 at 22:42:50:

In Reply to: RFI: Bird feeding in South Florida posted by Ken Schneider on May 02, 2004 at 08:21:19:

If you set up a bird feeder in south Florida,
and I certainly do not advise you to do so, you will be feeding hawks in the winter. Plant native plants and provide tham with water(which they eally need in the dry season. If you have any luck with hummingbird or oriole feeders I will be very surprised. Few people do in south Florida.
Join Broward County Audubon and the Broward Chapter of the Native Plant Society. Send me your regular mailing address, and I will mail you some plant/bird/butterfly lists.
Bob Kelley
RKelley@math.miami.edu

: We corresponded some time back before my first trip to Florida. We will be leaving our Rosy-finches, mountains and bears in exchange for ibises, lakes and alligators. Our new home will be lakeside in Monaco Cove near the west end of Miramar Parkway. We will be close by our daughter and her family, which at our age assumes more importance than "roughing it" in a big house in the mountains, despite our love for New Mexico and its avifauna.

: Here in New Mexico we feed birds all year 'round and only have bears (no House Sparrows, no Starlings or pigeons) to contend with. I'm sure that feeders can be a problem in South Florida. Can you tell me or direct me to information about feeding. Can I attract hummingbirds? Any chance for Painted Buntings (we get Lazuli and Indigo Buntings as well as Blue and Black-headed Grosbeaks on millet here during the summer)? I'm sure we could be deluged by grackles, starlings and pigeons as well as Monk Parakeets. Are there selective methods and seed offerings to minimize the problem ? I want to be a responsible neighbor and do need guidance.

: Please feel free to respond to me directly as this is a bit off-topic.

: Look forward to meeting all you TAS birders. Visit our Web page at rosyfinch.com

: Thanks,

: Ken

: --
: Kenneth C. and Mary Lou Schneider
: rosyfinch@rosyfinch.com
: Cedar Crest, New Mexico 87008
: Visit http://www.rosyfinch.com
: Voice: (505)281-6470 Cell: (505)263-4955

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: If you set up a bird feeder in south Florida, : and I certainly do not advise you to do so, you will be feeding hawks in the winter. Plant native plants and provide tham with water(which they eally need in the dry season. If you have any luck with hummingbird or oriole feeders I will be very surprised. Few people do in south Florida. : Join Broward County Audubon and the Broward Chapter of the Native Plant Society. Send me your regular mailing address, and I will mail you some plant/bird/butterfly lists. : Bob Kelley : RKelley@math.miami.edu : : We corresponded some time back before my first trip to Florida. We will be leaving our Rosy-finches, mountains and bears in exchange for ibises, lakes and alligators. Our new home will be lakeside in Monaco Cove near the west end of Miramar Parkway. We will be close by our daughter and her family, which at our age assumes more importance than "roughing it" in a big house in the mountains, despite our love for New Mexico and its avifauna. : : Here in New Mexico we feed birds all year 'round and only have bears (no House Sparrows, no Starlings or pigeons) to contend with. I'm sure that feeders can be a problem in South Florida. Can you tell me or direct me to information about feeding. Can I attract hummingbirds? Any chance for Painted Buntings (we get Lazuli and Indigo Buntings as well as Blue and Black-headed Grosbeaks on millet here during the summer)? I'm sure we could be deluged by grackles, starlings and pigeons as well as Monk Parakeets. Are there selective methods and seed offerings to minimize the problem ? I want to be a responsible neighbor and do need guidance. : : Please feel free to respond to me directly as this is a bit off-topic. : : Look forward to meeting all you TAS birders. Visit our Web page at rosyfinch.com : : Thanks, : : Ken : : -- : : Kenneth C. and Mary Lou Schneider : : rosyfinch@rosyfinch.com : : Cedar Crest, New Mexico 87008 : : Visit http://www.rosyfinch.com : : Voice: (505)281-6470 Cell: (505)263-4955

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