Had a long week of rain and cold weather here in Baltimore. Not much time spent out in the Rose Garden. I took a day off work and help my mother move some stuff off the front porch which allowed me to spend some time out on Wednesday. I observed many birds on a nice clear day. I finally saw some goldfinch feeding, but they do not seem to like the Coil tube feeder yet. The windy weather blew all of the yellow leaves off the bushes. I had a bad case of mildew and black spots. This year I got out early before all the April Showers and used
Bayer Advanced All in One Rose and Flower care. Unfortunately, the roses still got Disease. I had a panic and apply a more powerful solution. I sprayed them with
Ortho Rose Pride Disease Control this has appeared to put a stop to the disease. In previous years when I did not spray all of the leaves would fall of the roses. Its been about a week and the roses are looking good again. I observed the following birds:
10+ Sparrows
1 Blue Jay
4 Cow Birds
4 Robins
4 Mourning Doves
1 Mocking Bird
4 Crows
1 Hawk Gliding way up high
3 Low Flying Geese - Never saw them fly that low around here
4 Goldfinch
1 Grackle
2 Cardinals
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View From the Feeders, the yellow tube feeder with coil - No finch has landed on it!
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