Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!shamus From: shamus@bcsaic.UUCP (Steven McBride) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: bird feeders Keywords: help Message-ID: <3157@bcsaic.UUCP> Date: 15 Dec 87 18:25:50 GMT References: <157@teletron.UUCP> <1866@leadsv.UUCP> Reply-To: shamus@bcsaic.UUCP (Steven McBride) Distribution: na Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle Lines: 23 In article <1866@leadsv.UUCP> chris@leadsv.UUCP (Chris Salander) writes: >In article <157@teletron.UUCP>, bruce@teletron.UUCP (Bruce McIntosh) writes: >> I've put a bird feeder on my balcony recently and to my continuing >> disappointment none of the ungrateful little beggars has come to ... >> ... might make my feeder a little more appealing? > When asked about this subject in general, someone sent me a letter >in which he mentioned that there should be something (typically a tree or >bush) from which the birds can sit and observe the feeder. They want to >check it out before they come down and to have some place to fly back to. We have a feeder attached to the house and two others hung in a tree (opposite sides of the house). The feeders in the tree have to be filled every couple of days (especially during the winter). The other one about once every 6 months. Even when the feeders in the tree are empty the other one is rarely used. Also some birds (e.g., Junkos) don't eat from the feeder, but just forage on the ground for seeds knocked out of the feeder by other birds. -- Opinions expressed are strictly my own: Shamus Mc Bride uucp: uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!shamus (206) 865-3401 internet: shamus@boeing.com