{"id":46287,"date":"2013-05-17T11:30:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=46287"},"modified":"2013-05-16T08:37:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T12:37:59","slug":"migrating-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=46287","title":{"rendered":"Migrating Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Submitted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Oneida County, NY \u2013 May 2013) It seems so sad that the daffodils and tulips are already starting to fade away.\u00a0 Soon they will be replaced by Rhododendrons, Lilacs and colorful hanging baskets.\u00a0 Mother Nature has perfectly coordinated the emergence of brightly colored tubular flowers with the needs of migrating hummingbirds.\u00a0 These tiny little sugar loving birds arrive in our area at the end of April.\u00a0 Hovering over flowers they use their long slender beaks and tongue to sip the nectar from flowers.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a green thumb but would still like to attract hummingbirds to your yard consider hanging a bright red Hummingbird feeder.\u00a0 These can be purchased in most stores that have a gardening section.\u00a0 The following recipe from Cornell Lab of Ornithology can be made quickly at home, just remember that you need to clean the feeder and replace the syrup every few days to prevent harmful bacteria from developing.\u00a0 Boil \u00bc cup of sugar per cup of water.\u00a0 Cool and pour into feeder.\u00a0 Never use honey, food coloring or artificial sweeteners as these are harmful to the birds.\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/Page.aspx?pid=1181<\/a><\/p>\n

Another migrating bird that you may have noticed is the Robin.\u00a0 These heralds of spring with their bright red breasts arrive in flocks that settle on our yards eating the first emerging insects of the season.\u00a0 Robins have adapted well to our suburban lifestyles.\u00a0 Nests can be built in the rafters of a porch, on the wreaths of our doors, even above the porch light.\u00a0 Share pictures of bird nests at: http:\/\/goo.gl\/vD0vq<\/a><\/p>\n

As the male Robins arrive they seek out suitable nesting sites.\u00a0 They tend to defend these territories vigorously against other potential rivals.\u00a0 Some birds are so defensive that they even fight with reflections of themselves.\u00a0 These birds are often observed pecking or beating themselves against windows.\u00a0 Blocking the birds\u2019 reflection should eliminate the problem.\u00a0 While it might not look good, covering your window from the outside with newspaper or a sheet will work.\u00a0 You can also try putting a light on inside the room or near the window.\u00a0 Go outside and look, if you can see your reflection, the robin can see his.\u00a0 The good news is that once he finds a mate and they start caring for the young he will be too busy to worry about his reflection and you can remove the coverings or light.<\/p>\n

Want more information about birds visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website at: http:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/Page.aspx?pid=1478<\/a><\/p>\n

Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are available to answer your gardening questions Wednesday and Fridays from 9-Noon, call 736-3394 or view our gardening fact sheets at: www.cceoneida.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Submitted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County (Oneida County, NY \u2013 May 2013) It seems so sad that the daffodils and tulips are already starting to fade away.\u00a0 Soon they will be replaced by Rhododendrons, Lilacs and colorful hanging baskets.\u00a0 Mother Nature has perfectly coordinated the emergence of brightly colored tubular flowers with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regional"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-c2z","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}