Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:04:06 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bonnie Ott Subject: Re: Feeder birds MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > What can we put out for the Robins, etc. > I have read books that suggest chopped fruit (apples, grapes, soaked raisins) but I have never personally seen a robin eat these. I have a very tame mockingbird that does eat fruit. He prefers chopped grapes and as a special treat a pomegranate (halved). I'm sure mealworms would be eaten readily (I think mealworms are the choice of most birds). I have robins visiting my birdbath all winter. Bonnie Ott Howard County Field Trip Chair Ellicott City, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================