Ask Chip
Ruth Tetirick, Logan County Electric Cooperative
Q. I enjoy and look forward to reading your monthly article in Ohio Cooperative Living magazine every month. I have lived in Logan County (Jefferson Township) for 20 years. I have been a bird watcher all my life and have been submitting daily counts of the birds I observe to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the past five years.
Annette Franke, Consolidated Cooperative
Q. Hi, Chip: Red-winged blackbirds entered my yard a week ago in a huge flock. Now I am having difficulty managing my backyard bird-feeding station. The blackbirds take over so other birds cannot feed. Also, they break my feeders. How do I get rid of the redwings?
Ohio Cooperative Living magazine readers are fascinated with wild birds. I know that because each time I write an “Ask Chip” column about birds or birding, questions/comments from readers abound. Last month — May 2023 — was no exception. My monthly Woods, Waters & Wildlife column featured orioles and how to attract them to backyard birdfeeders in a story titled “Looking Good in Orange.”
Nancy Drake
