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I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :
Steve’s Top 5 Ways to Lure in those Special Winter Migrants!
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Upcoming Events! 2
Who JUST missed the Big Sit Bird count? (birds we saw the day before!)
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October
Bird Update!
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NEW & ON SALE in the Store!
(TWO full pages!)
4 & 5
What did we see at the Big Sit Bird count? (Pics and List)
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Birds-I-View O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5
B i r d U p d a t e a n d N e w s
Birds-I-View Jefferson City, MO 573-638-BIRD(2473) www.birds-i-view.biz
Steve Garr ’s Top 5 Ways to Lure Winter Migrants to
YOUR Space!
Last Call to Save BIG on Bird Seed! Saturday, Oct 17th
is the Deadline to turn in your Audubon
Bird Seed Booking Order. Get an order form HERE
or www.birds-i-view.biz (SUPER prices include saving $9.90
per bag on Sunflower hearts!!)
Donation Days Sale … EVERY purchase at BIV (or on
our website) Oct 17th ,2015 benefits River Bluffs Audubon
Society! Get all the details:
www.birds-i-view.biz
Here are some of
the special birds
you can attract this Fall and
Winter. Of course there are
more...you can see pics of some
on page three of this newsletter!
But how many of THESE
special winter birds can you ID?
Answers on page two along
with Steve’s TOP FIVE Tips
for attracting Winter
Migrants! See Page 2!
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Attracting Winter Migrants continued
Upcoming Events :
#1! Don’t Forget to come shop at Birds-I-View Saturday, October 17th! Our local River Bluffs Audubon
chapter will benefit from EVERY purchase that day (in store OR online!). Read all about it on our website: www.birds-i-view.biz Join us for our Donation Day Sale!
SAVE These Dates: Saturday, October 24th...Birds-I-View will have a booth at the River City Fall Festival at Bill Quigg
Commons 9 am—5 pm. The location is on the road to the Noren River Access in old Cedar City (at the Master Gardeners Demo gardens) We will be there with some unique, hand-made items ….designed and crafted by Steve Garr!
November 13th and 14th…Pick up your Bird Seed you booked with Audubon at Birds-I-View! PLUS...BIV will again donate a percentage of every purchase those two days to River Bluffs Audubon Socie-
ty! Go to our website to see all the great ways RBAS supports conservation in Missouri.
November 21st & 23rd...Next BIV Educational Seminars! “Identify and ENJOY our native winter Sparrows” and “Missouri’s Bluebirds in Winter” ….stay tuned to our website for
details! Online registration will open November 1st. Free and open to Everyone who likes birds!
Steve’s Top Five Ways to entice Winter Migrants to YOUR Space: 1. Lots of Resident Birds! Bird activity attracts more Birds. Inevitably, yards with a good quantity and variety of “resident” birds attract more migrants. Build a backyard habitat that draws a steady flow of birds!
2. Perch area and cover Provide a “safe approach” to the feeders in
your yard, by offering several perch areas at varying heights for birds on their way to your feeder. For example: an assortment of trees, shrubs, Shepherd’s hooks or patio fur-niture, where birds can gather, view the feeders, and navigate a path they are comforta-ble with to the food and water. This is particularly important to “non-resident” birds in your yard. Adding extra perch area directly to feeders (ie sticks or dowel rods) can be particularly enticing to winter migrants like native sparrows and winter finches.
3. Moving Water- clean and dependable. “Heated” bird baths in win-
ter with a recirculating waterfall attracts ALL birds. The sound of the fall plus the movement and light reflecting on the water grabs the birds’ attention ...and provides their most important nutrient
4. Food source- clean and dependable. In the winter months, large
platform feeders with abundant millet (not milo) and a variety of other seeds will provide the stability that attracts ground feeders like winter sparrows. High fat suet cakes , Sun-flower hearts and nut pieces are savored by most of our resident birds, but also attracts Sapsuckers, winter warblers, Brown Creepers, and Red-breasted Nuthatches. ALL the birds love Live Mealworms– check out the Yellow-rumped Warbler in the mealworm feeder pictured left.
5. Familiar natural food Common plants that often attract
migrant birds in Fall and Winter include: various dogwood varieties, American Beautyberry, Sweetgum, assorted Oaks and Pines, Eastern red cedar, sumac, Hackberry, and one of our favorite vines: Virginia creeper.
Answers to the Bird ID Quiz on Page One: 1. Yellow-rumped Warbler 2. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3. Cedar Waxwing 4. White-crowned Sparrow 5. Red-breasted Nuthatch 6. Pine Siskin 7. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8. Dark-eyed Junco 9. Common Redpoll 10. White-throated Sparrow 11. Purple Finch
Right: Hermit Thrush at waterfall bird bath
What have BIV friends seen lately? In addition to the species spotted at the Big Sit Bird Count on October 10th (see page 6 of this newsletter) the month started with abun-dant Chimney Swift accounts, as well as a daily report that Eastern Bluebirds had returned to feeding stations around town. Our most re-cent report of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird came in October 12th on Booneville Rd in Jefferson City (as of October 16th). Yellow-rumped Warblers seem to be everywhere –one birder reports flocks of 20+ west of Jefferson City. Female and immature male Summer Tan-
agers have been spotted north and west of town. Lots of Northern Flickers now, some at suet feeders and many in flocks around fields and roadsides. Other birders (besides Big Sit participants) have reported Ruby-crowned Kinglets this month. White-throated sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco reports began around the 9th. House Wrens were observed the 4th—7th coming to mealworms. Red-shouldered and Coopers Hawks have been reported from Holts Summit to JC and surrounding areas. We received a White-crowned Sparrow sighting just this week. We have had quite a few reports of Rose-breasted Grosbeak this month...females, immature males, and adult males. Most have come from the Holts Summit area , but some in JC. One outstanding report was on October 16th of a reported Rose-breasted Grosbeak x Black-headed Grosbeak hybrid. (Observer used a Sibley Guide to establish criteria for the ID). This bird was re-ported from Holt’s Summit. A few Red-headed Woodpeckers have been reported in town as well as a report of a Great-horned Owl. Several of the birds mentioned in the “Big Sit “ List on page 6 have also been spotted elsewhere around Mid-Missouri this month, so be sure to take a look at that list.
We would be greatly interested to hear when someone spots a Pine Siskin or Purple Finch. Keep us posted on all your bird sightings by stopping in to BIV to write them on our “Bird Update List”. Steve and Regina Garr, Birds-I-View
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Early Birds! Who JUST missed the Big Sit Bird Count ?? ( birds spied
in the garden the DAY BEFORE the Big Sit! Pics taken on 10/9/15)
Brown Creeper a winter bird in Missouri, some-times enticed to feeders
with High Fat suet and/or mealworms
Right: a female Yellow
-bellied Sapsucker.
The male Sapsucker ,
with the bright red
throat, is pictured on the
front of this newsletter.
This is the first time in
years we have not seen
this bird on the DAY of
the Big Sit!
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers can be attracted
to Peanut Butter Suet, Peanuts and Tree
Nuts, and of course heated bird baths!
Birds-I-View Jefferson City, Mo 573-638-BIRD(2473) www.birds-i-view.biz
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Flicker
at heated Bird Bath with Waterfall
Photos by Steve Garr
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Just Arrived! Alice’s Cottage
Giftware for the Holidays!
Returning Favorite! Pine Tree Farms Seed Wreaths
and “Sno E Mann” Seed Cake! Plus….NEW this season:
Pine Tree Farms NEW, adorable Bird Seed Ornaments (new ornament designs and packaging!)
Arriving in time for our Seed Sale pick up days
NEW and on SALE at Birds-I-View!
One of our Favorite New Lines!
Gourmet Bird Food
“Toppings” and Suet Just a little something extra- special for your birds during the Holidays...or all year long!
Great gift for that birder on your gift list who says they “don’t need anything”. ...it is a great “consumable” gift and pairs wonderfully with those cute Alice’s Cottage gift bags & caddies.
Great Hostess Gift for any bird-lover!
Pacific Bird & Supply Toppings:
Dried Mealworm Topping
Mealworm & CHERRY!
Mealworm & Trail Mix!
Pacific Bird & Supply Gourmet Suet:
Insect & Hot Pepper Suet
Mealworm & PUMPKIN!
Woodpecker Suet
This Thanksgiving bring a Hostess Gift
for the Birds!
Ordered &
on the way
to BIV!
Roosting Pockets
have Arrived!
Very Limited Supply….Get them
before they are gone! See our learning page on the Educational Page of our website : “How to use Roosting Pockets for
Backyard Birds”
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A BIV “Customer Favorite!”
Sturdy & Durable Peanut Feeder
with Suet Cages!
NEW and on SALE at Birds-I-View!
Check out our top-selling “Classic Bench” in the store,
and ask about the incredible “Two Person Glider”
MORE New items
from Chala handbags! (Now one of our Top-selling lines in the store)
We’ve just reor-dered AGAIN, so come see what’s
new! See MORE on our website!
Be sure to check out the New Colors on our
website!
Left: Our Magnetic Address Signs covers are made in the USA
and only $14.95 512
YES! We have Spring & Summer
Designs too .. SUPER SALE prices!
Also available for Whole Peanuts
Made in the USA of Recycled Plastic!
Compare our Prices on Recycled
Furniture! Come see the selection.
We now stock Fruit, Nut, and Seed Blend
varieties in 5#, 15#, and 20# sizes!
(The 15# size is an All New Blend—
come check it
out!)
Need a Really Large Capacity covered
Platform feeder to attract those special
ground feeding birds? We’ve got you covered!
BIV motto:
“Eat while you watch Birds Eat!”
Check out our line of Gourmet People Food
& Coffees
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1. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
2. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
3. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
4. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
5. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
6. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
7. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
9. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
10. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
11. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
12. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
13. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
14. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
15. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
16. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
17. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
18. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
19. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
20. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
21. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
22. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
23. American Robin Turdus migratorius
24. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
25. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
26. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
27. Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
28. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
29. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
30. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
31. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
32. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
33. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
34. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
“Birds-I-View Birders” Team Checklist Saturday, October 10, 2015
Held in the Birds-I-View Bird Garden See more info on the Bird Watchers Digest website HERE
We had such a good time at the Big Sit Bird Count this year! Thanks to all in
attendance. We want to say a SPECIAL Thank you to the members of River Bluffs Audubon Society for their exceptional support (and EXPERTISE) at
this event. If you are not already a member of RBAS, please consider joining and get to know these wonderful people! (we have membership forms at BIV)
Thanks again everyone for such a fun day, Steve and Regina Garr
See More Big Sit pics
plus attendee list, and
details about our
Count on the
Birds-I-View Facebook
page AND at BWD
website info for the
Big Sit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Cardinal
Dark-eyed Junco
Immature Cedar Waxwing
