HeviShot Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 The sparrow type bird $%#@ on everything!They come through every year about this time.I had to walk to my truck this morning with a umbrella! I have never seen such a little bird crap so much in my life. My truckuse to be white and is now pokadotted.I live inside the city so I can't do much about it.I don't know what they are eating but they need to get through and leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing Are they protected? Kind of sounds like the black birds around here that fly around in bunches of several hundreds to several thousands. When we see that they are roosting in one of our trees we just go out side with either a shotgun or firecrackers and pop a few shots off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing We get thousands upon thousands fo blackbirds here, fortunately they dont crap on my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing LOL, sorry about your truck! I love wild birds and my mom has several feeders. We love it when we see birds again that go south for the winter...it means spring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing This thing? Yeah, they like fruit. I remember in high school watching a mess of them gorge on fremented crab apples, and then some of them crashed into the windows because they were drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing Get yourself a BB-gun. Them there yellow belly wax wings are pretty tasty. You bread up a plate full of those little drumsticks, and you got some mighty fine eating. By the way, what the heck is a yellow belly waxwing anyway? Is that some kind of cross between a yellow-bellied sapsucker and a cedar waxwing? Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James7xChamp3 Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing Be glad they aren't Seagulls! I work at a Shipyard on the coast of Maine, and you talk about bird crap!. When walking around, you have to constantly be aware of getting bombed! They are everywhere and are always "unloading". Nothing but rats with wings! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing They should have been named Yellow Belly $#%% Shooters! The pitcure Tominator has up is what I'm talkin about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing [ QUOTE ] They should have been named Yellow Belly $#%% Shooters! The pitcure Tominator has up is what I'm talkin about. [/ QUOTE ] No such thing as a yellow belly waxwing. The picture above is of a Cedar Waxwing. The other waxwing is a Bohemian Waxwing and frequents northern climes, but they do look similar. To be honest, I've never seen a Bohemian Waxwing, but Cedars are very common around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing The Yellow Belly Waxwing is a rare species that few people have ever seen. That's why little is known about it. The Yellow Belly Waxwing has an unusual trait of cowardliness which is why it is seldom seen. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2 Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing Ah heck, what's the inconvenience of a little bird doodoo compared to the pleasure of being able to observe such a handsome bird? If their behavior there is anything like here, they will consume anything available in a short while and move on to new territory. Tominator, we have both the Cedars and Bohemians here. The Bohemians are somewhat larger. Further to your story, the picture shown below is of a varied thrush that visited our fermented crabapples one winter. It, too, became intoxicated and spent several days staggering about the lawn and crashing into the living room window. Fortunately he couldn't seem to get up enough speed to hurt himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Yellow Belly Wax Wing [ QUOTE ] Ah heck, what's the inconvenience of a little bird doodoo compared to the pleasure of being able to observe such a handsome bird? If their behavior there is anything like here, they will consume anything available in a short while and move on to new territory. Tominator, we have both the Cedars and Bohemians here. The Bohemians are somewhat larger. Further to your story, the picture shown below is of a varied thrush that visited our fermented crabapples one winter. It, too, became intoxicated and spent several days staggering about the lawn and crashing into the living room window. Fortunately he couldn't seem to get up enough speed to hurt himself. [/ QUOTE ] Totally agree Canuck. I love watching the birds, and waxwings are awfully pretty in my book. Another solution to your problem would be to somehow remove the fruit they're eating. This can be done in the spring with sprays or shaking the tree, or I guess on the extreme end, you could remove the whole tree altogether. I need to plant a tree that has such prolific fruit so I can attract the birds in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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