Comments for John Rakestraw http://johnrakestraw.net Birding in Oregon and beyond Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Flu Birding by Gene Vermillion http://johnrakestraw.net/2012/02/05/flu-birding/#comment-1335 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:44:52 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1812#comment-1335 Some very nice photographs. You have a wealth of birds at your feeder. Sorry to learn about your illness but it seems like you are keeping you spirits up. Hang in there.

]]> Comment on To Bird or to Twitch? by Gene Vermillion http://johnrakestraw.net/2012/01/13/to-bird-or-to-twitch/#comment-1328 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:29:26 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1790#comment-1328 Very nice post and great photographs.
Gene ( also an ex-Kansan )

birdwatching-birds.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Yard Birds by Jerry Gaiser http://johnrakestraw.net/2011/11/06/yard-birds/#comment-1308 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:16:06 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1698#comment-1308 We had problems with sick Pine Siskins a couple of years ago that we think were related to dirty feeders. We had some flat tray feeders that were accumulating at lot of bird feces and and after we pulled them all down, the situation seemed to get better.

]]> Comment on Yard Birds by John Rakestraw http://johnrakestraw.net/2011/11/06/yard-birds/#comment-1306 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:33:45 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1698#comment-1306 If you see more than one sick bird, take your feeders down for a few days and give them a good cleaning. Birds can become sick from a dirty feeder and/or from contact with other birds. Taking the feeders down for a while will allow the birds to disperse, thus avoiding close contact. If your feeder is very dirty, or is moldy at all, scrub it with a ten percent bleach solution and allow it to dry thoroughly. Also don’t allow debris to accumulate under your feeder, as wet seed and shells can encourage harmful mold to grow.

]]> Comment on Yard Birds by Doug Miller http://johnrakestraw.net/2011/11/06/yard-birds/#comment-1305 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:22:25 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1698#comment-1305 I have been seeing dead and dying goldfinches and a couple of nuthatches all fall and winter. Anybody else? I am fairly new to bird feeding. Am I doing something wrong? Also, who can I get in touch with when I have bird questions?

]]> Comment on Tualatin River NWR by Cheryl http://johnrakestraw.net/2012/01/05/tualatin-river-nwr-2/#comment-1303 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:22:38 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1776#comment-1303 Thanks for sharing “our” refuge, John. Hope lots of your followers come to visit and join our Friends group to support the mission of TRNWR. Our website is friendsoftualatinrefuge.org

]]> Comment on shades of pale by Pam Gunn http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1285 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:09:55 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1285 Will do, John. Thank you.

]]> Comment on shades of pale by John Rakestraw http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1284 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:54:14 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1284 Pam, you can report marked or banded birds at http://www.reportband.gov. They will then send you information about the bird and where he/she was banded.

]]> Comment on shades of pale by Pam Gunn http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1283 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:33:00 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/2007/11/30/shades-of-pale/#comment-1283 Hi John, I saw a blue tagged Tundra Swan Sunday at Ridgefield. I can send you a photo if you like.

]]> Comment on Sparrowpalooza by NW Nature Nut http://johnrakestraw.net/2011/12/01/sparrowpalooza/#comment-1281 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:48:15 +0000 http://johnrakestraw.net/?p=1730#comment-1281 What a great variety!

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