[leasbirds] Re: Home bird feeder

  • From: whisp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 15:10:28 -0600 (CST)

what do all you folks put in your feeders?  we use bo sunflower seed, seed
cake, suet and natural-low sodium peanut butter.


> hahaha, we too have large numbers of birds at the feeders, including a
> beautiful Cardinal this morning.
> We go through 4 each 40 pounds bags of bird seed each month, though the
> birds would eat more!!  We get it at Gebo's at $14.99 per bag.
> Any info on a better priced source would be good.
>
> Floyd and Clarice Robertson
> 4702 61st St
> Lubbock TX 79414-4527
> 806-799-4174 home
> 47robertson02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dolan, Tom
> To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 1:38 PM
> Subject: [leasbirds] Home bird feeder
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> My wife corrected me as the junco's returned today - they are Oregon
> junco's - male's have obvious black cape.  Counted six in the group and
> fun to watch and learn their behavior compared to the house sparrow.  I'm
> assuming I'm the rare house feeding in the snow as all the neighborhood
> birds seem to be hanging out on my patio today.  First time to see the
> local cardinal family and a couple of mourning doves. Also had never seen
> doves as a group chase grackles away.  The mockingbird comes and tries to
> play king-of-the-hill and chase everyone away, but that doesn't last long.
>  More than the usual number of finches on the thistle feeder.
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> Tom Dolan
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