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Re: suet vs. seed

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Betsy True

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Betsy True

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Fri, 26 May 2006 12:26:57 -0400

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. 

 

Monroe--that's the same experience I've had--catbirds, mockingbirds,
starlings, downies, titmice, chicadees, redbellies, cardinals, grackles and
jays all seem to prefer suet when I have it out.

 



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