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Re: Downy Woodpecker and a Hummingbird feeder

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Susan Hunt

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Susan Hunt

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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:42:59 -0700

Yes - my downy (or downies) almost prefer the hummingbird feeder to the suet (the feeders are close to each other - maybe that's my mistake). I never saw this before and was just wondering the same thing -- is it common or do we have a generation of downies with a "sweet tooth"?
   
  Susan Hunt
  Wheaton

Mic <> wrote:
  Has anyone every seen a Downy Woodpecker eating/drinking from a Hummingbird 
feeder? We have one that we've seen do this on several occasions. Just 
wondering how common this is.
Michelle Dunn
Catonsville, MD




       
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