Brome Bird News S6:E03 - Kamikaze Cardinals, Sunflower Shells as Mulch, B for Black-capped Chickadee
Channel: Brome
Date: 2022-02-01

I had a couple of people reach out to me and ask what they could do about Northern Cardinals attacking their windows. It isn’t uncommon for Cardinals to be behaving like this. Basically they are attacking their own reflections to scare the ‘other’ bird away.

David answers a question about Bluebirds making a racket while eating dead bugs off of windows and he talks about international bird singing competitions that on the surface seem like a lot of fun, but because of the prize money involved often have a negative effect on the birds. 

Ever wonder what to do with all those sunflower shells you collect under your feeders? Check out this week's EnviroMinute to learn how to upcycle your old sunflower shells.

And on Bird Alphabet this week - the Black-capped Chickadee! What an amazing and fun little bird…Next episode I’ll be covering the Common Yellowthroat - if you have any images, videos or stories you’d like to share, reach out and let me know!