BBN S8:E02 - Evening Grosbeaks in Decline, Red-Bellied Bullies, Tired Woodpeckers, European Starling
Channel: BBN - Brome Bird News
Date: 2024-01-16

If you’re wondering why you haven’t been seeing Evening Grosbeaks at your feeders recently, I discovered that their population has declined by over 90% since the 1970s. A new initiative is being headed up by David Yeany, and they are asking anyone who sees an Evening Grosbeak with a band on its leg to report it to reportband.gov and email David Yeany directly: dyeany@paconserve.org. 

Thanks so much for the pictures of the Red-Bellied Woodpecker! DYK they are the biggest ‘bullies’ at the feeder? They displace more birds than any other species. I still want to see one though! 

Dr. Bird responds to a question about a Downy Woodpecker that seems to be having a nap on a feeder and he’s back again on Brome Bird Book discussing why birds must sing so much and what we can learn from that.

Bird Alphabet this episode is the European Starling. Not everyone’s favourite for sure but are they ever interesting!

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