That's an interesting observation, Monroe.  We tend to stop putting suet out this time of year because all it attracts are starlings and grackles--they can finish off a whole suet cake in half a day...sigh.

One wonders--is suet a substitute for the nourishment catbirds are getting from insects?

Norm Saunders

-------------- Original message from Monroe Harden : 

> We have 2-3 catbirds hanging around our feeders at home, and they seem to 
> concentrate on the suet cake. That suet is quite popular these days- we've had 
> robins, catbirds, mockingbirds, adult and fledgling starlings, downy 
> woodpeckers, and a lone chickadee eating there within minutes of each other. We 
> have plenty of seed around, in the feeders and on the ground, but the birds seem 
> to like the suet the most.