What has happened to nyger seed?? My Goldfinches have been ignoring it for
some months--and now even those hungry Siskins. The nyger is not old and I
make sure not moldy. Even local feed store is hearing same from customers??
(but suits me since so expensive!)
Carol Ghebelian
Indian Head,. MD
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From: <mdbirding...> [mailto:<mdbirding...>] On
Behalf Of Warblerick
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:07 PM
To: <mdbirding...>
Subject: Re: Fw: [MDBirding] High Maintenance Pine Siskin's
On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:03:29 AM UTC-4, Jim Wilson wrote:
> You took the words right out of my mouth.� 33 Siskins on a 22 inch
> platform feeder devouring sunflower hearts and black oil in the back
> yard.� In the front yard, another 28 feasting on the same diet.� They
> are ignoring the nyjer feeder completely.� Where do they put all that
> food?� How come they don�t weigh 25 grams each with all the food they
> pack away?
>
> Be careful what you wish for...
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
>
>
>
> �
>
> � Cornell states �Following a large irruptive winter flight, some
> individuals may stay near a dependable food source and breed far south
> of the normal breeding range.�� So keep the food flowing if you can
> afford it.
>
> �
>
> I
> '�rescued� one the other day.� Even though my feeder is only 3 feet
> from the window, one managed to knock itself silly with a window
> strike.� I went outside and picked it up, brought it in and held it
> for a while keeping it nice and warm.� After about 10 minutes it still
> had not come around so I transferred it to a small box with Kleenex.�
> It took nearly an hour to regain its senses until it could fly away.� Glad
it made it.
>
>
> Jim
> Wilson
>
> Queenstown
>
>
>
>
>
> �
>
>
>
> From: Sean McCandless
>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 6:42 AM
>
> To: <mdbi......>
>
> Subject: [MDBirding] High Maintenance Pine Siskin's
>
> �
>
>
>
>
>
> Hosting
> 35-40 Pine Siskin's is getting very expensive.� I had 2 new nygar seed
> bags out and filled my other feeders with oil sunflower seeds and when
> I got home from work the sunflowers were gone and the nyger seeds were
> devoured to nearly
> 1/3 left.
>
> �
>
> Other
> cool feeder birds that are adding to my feed bill 5 Blue Jay's, 6-10
> Purple Finches, 6-10 Goldfinches, 6-12 House Finches, 2 Red breasted
> Nuthatches, Lots of Titmice.
>
> �
>
> It's a good problem to have. I just need to secure a grant to aquire
> more bird seed for this winter. :-)
>
> �
>
> Sean McCandless
>
> Elkton
> MD
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