I like house finches. The mourning doves are greedy and bullies.

Do you also have a store in Des Moines?

Oh, I love the snap bottom! Awesome to keep seed fresh!

Thanks for the answer!

Bats in Minnesota caught some diseases and most of them died off

I love it when my sunflower seeds germinate!

I appreciate the advice on birding ethics. I can see how passionate you are about this subject and why.

Thanks for the tips! I can see I have a few changes to make!

I’m so thankful for this video . The starlings are ruining my bird feeding experience and I need a recourse .

The house Sparrows here (Michigan) eat Thistle and Suet. Flocks of them.☹️ NOT a fan of them. I have a bix with Meal Worms for my Bluebirds and those dang sparrows keep going in there too. 😖

Recently, a female downy has been bedding down for the last three nights in my nest box intended for bluebirds that has a camera. She arrives at dusk, leaves at dawn--no hits during the day. The box doesn't have shavings. Should I add some?

Enjoyed your tips .

Thank you very much for this video. This is great information and reasoning for any respectful birder.

I love my startling, I only have one . Woodpeckers destroy your house

What's so special about Cardinals , all birds are territorial .

Excellent video. Gives me more awareness.😊

Hello, Mark.....I just caught your video, while watching the bids in my back yard. :D

We live in an area where there is a lot of bird illness (in Northern Utah), so everything needs to be sanitized frequently. How does one sanitize rocks?

An excellent explanation for a beginner. Thank you.

Loved it Mark, subscribed. We have as many as 5 or 6 males & 10 females at our black oil sun flower seed feeder daily for the past 20-45 days, so many they actually seem to intimidate &/or ward off the British sparrow that we so discourage on our urban property. We needed to learn about conjunctivitis & best practices, so many thanks. Hope your fans are also tuning in to “Nesthollow” ‘s channel for better bird care practices & understanding.

Hey, i have a large property. I am looking at implementing a lot of boxes to help with the terrible onslaught of mosquitos. How many boxes per cluster and how far apart from one another in the same cluster? Also, how far apart should each cluster (mating pair) be from one another? Also, would installing boxes onto tree trunks be suitable? Also, what other birds would you recommend providing housing for to make an impact on mosquitos?

What trees do yellow bellied sapsuckers go after?

Wow, they can "taste" the nutritional value of their foods! No wonder they turn up their beaks at "old" seed purchased at some stores! So, they cannot taste hot food, but just because they cannot taste it, does that mean it does not have an effect on their stomachs? As a human, I can taste hot foods, but even if I were unable to do so, those foods would still have a negative impact on my stomach. Is this not true for birds, too???

I saw one in my yard in Southern Coastal Maine a few days ago...so thrilled! We have several old trees in our yard that I treasure and being on the water they discourage cutting them down. Only the 2nd time in my 71 years that I have seen one.

What trees does a yellow bellied sapsucker go after?

I already fell for it!! Temu had a tiny, wooden hummingbird house n i bought the stupid thing!!! 😅😅😅

Hello I just bought the Little Fancy hummingbird feeder by Aspects. It has the three feeding ports and the question that I have is that the top doesn't set tight or securely on the bowl... like it doesn't snap down, I can lift the top and it comes off super easy. Is that how it is supposed to be? I went ahead and filled it and went to hang it up and any slight tilt, the liquid for the feeder runs out because it doesn't really seal to the bottom reservoir

Is the grackle part of the crow family?

Gotta thank you again. You're original video about picking the right birdseed has really helped us eliminate birds throwing out seed. We've done a lot of testing and came to the conclusion that here in the Poconos the best mix seems to be black oil sunflower seed, sunflower hearts and white millet proso. We do one part sunflower seed, one part sunflower hearts and 1/2 part white millet proso, nearly nothing thrown out anymore. A bit more money up front but shells and "paper" seem to be the only thing on the ground so in all reality is only a few dollars more every few months (we buy in bulk). Edit: we also use 1/2 part cracked peanuts, the downy woodpeckers seem to love that

Look at that poison ivy around your cans!! 😵😵😵

I have my birdseed in metal trash cans in the garage and I have moths. Any suggestions?

This robin sometimes comes to my garden to eat mung beans and seeds but robins eat insects? But no seed eating birds come only magpies and big birds who dont eat from the feeder help please

This robin sometimes comes to my garden to eat mung beans and seeds but robins eat insects? But no seed eating birds come only magpies and big birds who dont eat from the feeder help please

This robin sometimes comes to my garden to eat mung beans and seeds but robins eat insects? But no seed eating birds come only magpies and big birds who dont eat from the feeder help please

I had zero hummingbirds bit now that the babies are born I have never seen so many. I saw at least 20 of them today. They show up one or two at a time and come back every 10-15 minutes.

I knew I wasn’t crazy lol. Hummingbirds don’t nest like this. They are cute but purely decorate ❤

Prior to humans building barns or other structures, where would these birds build their nests?

Pantry moths are the worst! Now I'm worried- I got some bird seed in bulk because I caught it on sale. I can still return it and will. I got pantry moths during the lockdown of the pandemic because I stocked up on grains and they sat in the pantry too long. It's really gross having these things in your living area. I store it sealed inside, but when I open a bag I put it in a container with a gasket- like a large container meant for pet food.

If you go on KZfaq to doves cooing, what dove species is that?

Hello Mark! I just tried out the Chain method and it's working!!! Long Island here!

Watching “Where did all the Goldfinches go?” in Twin Cities MN

Aming helpful info! I'm on Long Island and new at bird feeding . I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much!

Yes I have Grackles ! Ugh! That eye lights up!!!

don't nuts attract squirrels?

I guess I have been lucky because I have never had ants in my Hummer feeders. There is a little built in moat in my feeders, though. I use the Aspect brand Hummer feeders. As for bees, I never see any. I see tons of wasps, but I do not fill my fill my Hummer feeders to a high fill level, so wasps usually give up pretty quickly. I buy the black oil sunflower seed in the 25 lb bag. I buy the safflower in 5 lb. bag, and I buy thistle in 10 lb bag. I store all of my seed inside my home. So far, I have no had any problems with bugs. I have a large concrete bird bath in the. yard. I empty it every night. It think it could use a scrub. It is not bad at all, but it will get bad if I do not service it soon. I was going to use bleach and cover it so the birds cannot get into it. Does that sound okay? I will rinse well of course.

will suet dough and cylinder seed logs go rancid in the heat?

What is your advice about buying seed from a store that already has webs and dead or alive moths/worms in them?

The previous 3 years since we moved to Northwest Indiana our feeders had almost no traffic at this point in summer. It'd be two weeks before the feeders were emptied. This year I cannot keep up. I fill them at 6:15 in the morning and by lunchtime half of the seed or more is eaten. I've about gone through a 50 lb bag of sunflower seed in a week... in addition to the peanuts, safflower and other specialty seed. It's been crazy. And this was before the flocks of blackbirds started showing up yesterday. I wonder if the cicadas had something to do with this, causing a spike in breeding and offspring or something. I love seeing it, though it's getting costly! $$$$