Been feeding my birds for 22 years near my home...suddenly as of 5 weeks ago NO birds and very few squirrels,Is this weird?

by Sister Jean Posted 2012/08/24 22:12:52

Related Topics: Squirrel, Bird, Home, Years, Year

Read More

23 votes
Read all 31 opinions
View Results and Demographics + View Demographics

Loading Demographics... Click an icon to see demographic results Display unknown and private
	yes	14 votes	61%
	no	1 vote	4%
	None of the above	8 votes	35%

Add a comment above

SlaveWaterNymph 2012/08/25 19:54:11 (edited)

yes

+1
We've seen 2 dead birds on the side walk while being homeless (sparrows) and seen broken bird eggs... The birds have been losing feathers a lot as we see them everywhere. I believe something is up with the birds... Maybe not getting enough food or catching an illness or something.

TC

reply
Jdogg 2012/08/25 04:55:35

None of the above

+1
It may have something to do with certain things may be in season right now, and birds do love to eat bugs also.And there's plenty of them around also.

reply
Brian Griffin 2012/08/25 01:57:44

None of the above

+1
I'm not sure im not really a bird expert but wherever they went they will return because you have looked after them for 22 years now your kind of like a mum to them

reply
Kashee 2012/08/25 01:22:28

None of the above

+1
Possibly it's weather related and a loss of natural food sources in your area

reply
zapped 2012/08/24 23:56:16

None of the above

+1
it's been theorized that the magnetic bands are shifting and there off course ?
just a theory !

reply
Azazyel's Dragon 2012/08/24 23:56:13

yes

+1
Yes, I would say that's weird...and scary...

reply
B@mbi 2012/08/24 23:51:28

None of the above

please look up http://www.youtube.com/redire...

reply
Sister ... to B@mbi 2012/08/24 23:53:48

thanks

reply
Sister ... to B@mbi 2012/08/24 23:55:50

nothing there

reply
Outta' Here. 2012/08/24 23:42:54

yes

+1
If your cat goes outside, I'd wipe their paws with a wet bath cloth when it comes in.
You never know.

reply
Sister ... to Outta' ... 2012/08/24 23:44:47

+1
Princess never goes out

reply
Outta' ... to Sister ... 2012/08/24 23:45:49

+1
Good.

reply
Texas Gal 2012/08/24 23:02:32

None of the above

+2
I have noticed that the hummingbirds have been few and far between this year also.
Maybe they know something we don't. You know how animals can sense things about the weather before it is obvious to us..

reply
Scott (o)(o) 2012/08/24 22:58:03

yes

+1
the end is near !! ... lol

reply
.: LiVi :. 2012/08/24 22:57:39

yes

+1
Oh you have squirrels! How cute. Has there been any building and new development in your area lately? Because if a lot of trees and habitat are being removed, that could be a reason why they are disappearing. That happened around my area, but gradually the birds and possums came back.

reply
Sister ... to .: LiVi :. 2012/08/24 23:45:11

+1
no

reply
.: LiVi :. to Sister ... 2012/08/24 23:49:53

+2
That is strange. Maybe they have migrated, and sensed a bad change coming? That's all I can think of. I hope they come back.

reply
Sister ... to .: LiVi :. 2012/08/24 23:50:27

+2
me too

reply
Huki68 2012/08/24 22:54:25

yes

+2
Very, very weird and sad

reply
Sister ... to Huki68 2012/08/24 23:45:21

+2
agree

reply
Transquesta 2012/08/24 22:20:40

yes

+1
Weird, yes, but remember that local fauna go through periods or cycles of feast/famine. Where I live we'll have almost no squirrels or chipmunks one year, and then be overrun with them the next. Same with birds.

Just in the case, though, look around to see if any predators have taken up residence in the area. This may explain the absence. Coyotes will run off the squirrels and hawks or owls will run out both.

reply
Sister ... to Transqu... 2012/08/24 22:22:29

+2
I will do Thanks

reply
me being me 2012/08/24 22:20:34

no

+2
Animals have keen senses and feel what we can not.

reply
Transqu... to me bein... 2012/08/24 22:21:27

+2
This is a good fact to keep in mind if you live near fault lines or coastal areas.

reply
me bein... to Transqu... 2012/08/24 22:27:03

+1
My grandpa was a rancher and taught me how to watch animals, to predict weather changes.

reply
brian.southworth.921 2012/08/24 22:16:33 (edited)

None of the above

+2
Do you live near a major fault line? I have heard wives tales of animals instinctively knowing things and fleeing. Maybe there was a disease that hit your local population? It's not weird, but something to look into. Ask around, it might peek some scientists interests and they may look into it. Ya never know.

reply
Jimbo 2012/08/24 22:14:54

None of the above

+2
Maybe you need to get a permit to feed the wildlife.
:-)

reply
brian.s... to Jimbo 2012/08/24 22:16:54

+1
Lol

reply
Transqu... to Jimbo 2012/08/24 22:22:13

+1
That's it! She doesn't have government permission to feed the animals, and the animals know it! :-)

reply
cjd 2012/08/24 22:14:11

yes

+1
maybe it's the unusal weather

reply
Sister ... to cjd 2012/08/24 22:23:33

+1
we 've had stranger in 22 yrs

reply