Where are the birds, bees, chipmunks?

SAMIAM · 04-29-2014, 08:00 AM

Strange....no birds nesting in our birdhouses yet. Also, have not seen a chipmunk on our road this year......, usually they are everywhere. Haven't seen any small honey bees in two years.

SteveA · 04-29-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Strange....no birds nesting in our birdhouses yet. Also, have not seen a chipmunk on our road this year......, usually they are everywhere. Haven't seen any small honey bees in two years.

I thought it was just me.. I have no chipmunks either. Lot's of gray and red squirrels, cardinals, nut hatch and blue jay. Fewer Robin than usual.

jetlag100 · 04-29-2014, 03:10 PM

I've seen the chipmunks down off the Neck Rd....

Rusty · 04-29-2014, 05:13 PM

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I've seen the chipmunks down off the Neck Rd....

I hope they stay there and more join them.

jeffk · 04-29-2014, 08:15 PM

The same chipmunk is back in my yard from last year. A very cheeky fellow that comes up on the porch to check things out. I have seen numerous squirrels.

Also had a flock (20+) of what I think (I'm lousy at identification) are Blue - Grey Gnatcatchers in the yard. Several ducks in various places and heard the loons nearby but didn't see them yet.

Bees? Saw a wasp but no others yet. It was cold late into April and even though we had a warm spell it is back to cooler weather. It may be a bit yet. Flowers are just barely starting up. Trees are only buds.

jetlag100 · 05-01-2014, 04:19 PM

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I hope they stay there and more join them.

They're more than welcome at my house..I have two very long stone walls down either side of my driveway and they love living there....

Rusty · 05-01-2014, 04:56 PM

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They're more than welcome at my house..I have two very long stone walls down either side of my driveway and they love living there....

That's where you think they live. I think they are cute little fella's but they like to get into places that they aren't welcome. One time I picked up the hood of my car to check the oil and a bunch of oak nuts fell out from under the insulation in the hood.
To me they are just a decorated mouse.

jetlag100 · 05-01-2014, 10:10 PM

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That's where you think they live. I think they are cute little fella's but they like to get into places that they aren't welcome. One time I picked up the hood of my car to check the oil and a bunch of oak nuts fell out from under the insulation in the hood.
To me they are just a decorated mouse.

Oh, they must be related to the red squirrels that chewed through my sisters engine wires! $600 bucks later...............little darlins

Orion · 05-02-2014, 07:03 AM

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Oh, they must be related to the red squirrels that chewed through my sisters engine wires! $600 bucks later...............little darlins

Yep, I was wondering why I wasn't using any electricity over the winter. The little bastards ate through my dock circulator wire before ice-in! I hope the power was on when they did so!

ApS · 05-02-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffk

The same chipmunk is back in my yard from last year. A very cheeky fellow that comes up on the porch to check things out. I have seen numerous squirrels.

Also had a flock (20+) of what I think (I'm lousy at identification) are Blue - Grey Gnatcatchers in the yard. Several ducks in various places and heard the loons nearby but didn't see them yet.

Bees? Saw a wasp but no others yet. It was cold late into April and even though we had a warm spell it is back to cooler weather. It may be a bit yet. Flowers are just barely starting up. Trees are only buds.

Cheeky is right!

I just can't go out of the house without having one peer over my shoulder.

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jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,169 Thanks: 205 Thanked 433 Times in 250 Posts	The same chipmunk is back in my yard from last year. A very cheeky fellow that comes up on the porch to check things out. I have seen numerous squirrels. Also had a flock (20+) of what I think (I'm lousy at identification) are Blue - Grey Gnatcatchers in the yard. Several ducks in various places and heard the loons nearby but didn't see them yet. Bees? Saw a wasp but no others yet. It was cold late into April and even though we had a warm spell it is back to cooler weather. It may be a bit yet. Flowers are just barely starting up. Trees are only buds.