black birds

[jodywy]

Red Winged Black Birds

 

[Clarencen]

Yes, this is the time of the year when the blackbirds and grackles show up.
Your picture brings to mind the mornings when the red wings would set in the trees and sing. In my mind I see them setting in trees while dew and melting frost is dripping from the branches, or I see the Yellow Heads setting and feeding in a group on the ground. Enjoy them, that's part of country living.

 

[jodywy]

Yes, this is the time of the year when the blackbirds and grackles show up.
Your picture brings to mind the mornings when the red wings would set in the trees and sing. In my mind I see them setting in trees while dew and melting frost is dripping from the branches, or I see the Yellow Heads setting and feeding in a group on the ground. Enjoy them, that's part of country living.

we have black assed yellow birds here

 

[Mike]

http://www.birdgard.com/Health-Hazards-of-Bird-Droppings

ECONOMIC IMPACTS DISEASES CARRIED BY BIRDS

Pimentel et al. (2000) estimated that yearly starling damage to agriculture was US$800 million, based on a figure of US$5/ha. In 1999, three feedlot operators in Kansas estimated a loss of $600,000 from bird damage alone (US Department of Agriculture 2000). Data reported in 1968 from Colorado feedlots indicated the cost of cattle rations consumed during winter by starlings was $84 per 1,000 starlings. With the current cost of feed, the associated losses would certainly be much higher. In Idaho, some livestock facility operators estimated that starlings consumed 15 to 20 tons of cattle feed per day. The costs associated with starlings in the spread of livestock disease may be more important than food consumption. For example, the 10,000 pigs lost in Nebraska might be valued at nearly US$1.0 million in today's market.