Iggy refilled the bird feeders and spilled seed on the patio yesterday. The sparrows discovered it the same day. The grackles didn’t find it until today.
About fifty grackles swarmed over the patio and nearby lawn when I looked out my bedroom window a few minutes ago. They seem to have driven out the sparrows by virtue of their larger size.
Despite their size, grackles are as people-shy as sparrows. They scatter when I merely glance through the window in my back door.
Isn’t it amazing that they don’t see the strnegth in their number?
Comment by ptcakes — September 24, 2007 @ 4:23 am
Just because they scatter, doesn’t mean they aren’t contaminating your deck or eating areas. Attracting those many birds, scattering seed on ground, etc., means more birds communicate disease and are in contact with humans. Use some common sense when bird feeding. Especially if you have neighbors, maybe everyone doesn’t want to wipe everything down with Chlorox just to have a cup of coffee or eat lunch on their patio.
Comment by Lsee — March 24, 2008 @ 4:07 pm