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Bird of the Month: Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated woodpeckers are America's largest and more impressive woodpeckers. You'll be amazed if you're lucky enough to attract one.
Learn how to attract pileated woodpeckers to your yard, and listen to their song.
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Planting Acorns
A friend of mine offered to give me some of her acorns so I can grow new trees. How do I plant them?
—Ann Fearns, Lecanto, Florida
Melinda: Thanks for taking on the task of planting oaks that future generations will enjoy.
Harvest and plant acorns as soon as they ripen. You will get the best results by picking acorns from the tree when the nut turns brown. Or collect firm and insect-free nuts as soon as they hit the ground.
Plant the acorns 2 inches deep in rows in a garden area that you’ve amended with organic matter. Cover the bed with wire mesh to prevent rodents from digging up the acorns. Once young saplings appear, they can be transplanted in early spring to a permanent location.
Goldfinch Mystery
We’ve noticed that for a month in fall and spring the goldfinches vanish from our feeders. Does this have something to do with molting?
—Ron and Judy Lane, Independence, Kansas
George:Although American goldfinches grow a new set of feathers during molting periods in fall and spring, they continue to visit feeders during this time.
However, goldfinches do travel around within an area whenever they’re not nesting, and often seem to have completely disappeared.
Even when these birds are abundant at feeders, they’re actually moving a great deal—so much so that the goldfinches frequenting feeders in the morning are usually different birds from those at the same feeders in the afternoon
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Retiring an old bowling ball? Create a striking ladybug for the garden! These adorable critters are as easy as 1-2-3.
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