[grannie9]

Those birds do not look familiar to me. If we have them, I haven't seen them around our yard. I didn't feed the birds much this summer like they say is best, but I have so many flowers that are seeding all the time that they come for those anyway.

What I haven't seen much this year is Blue Jays. Some years they take over the area and some years they are scarce. I have Cardinals that nest every year down by the pool and stay, and lots of Wild Canary's. I wonder if the Cardinals drive off the Jays? Seems like since they've been here the Jays are scarce. I know they are related, so maybe they are un-kissing cousins?

Do you know anything about that??? lol

[sweetliberty]

I don't think the Cardinals drive off the jays. I don't think much of anything drives of a tenacious jay. I've had them in the same yards most of the time, including here, although I don't have as many jays here as I did at the old place.

I didn't have goldfinches either till I put up a finch feeder, then I had all kinds of them. They're really neat. Have the house finches too. I think they pretty much are only attracted byt either thistle or niger seeds.

[sweetliberty]

Try putting out some peanuts. Jays LOVE peanuts.