On the other hand, the flock of 8 bluebirds that are wintering in my
neighborhood are continuing to come to the sunflower chips at my feeders.
I've put up a window feeder with the chips on the window right in front of
the family room table, and the bluebirds have been providing wonderful
close-up views --- imagine four bluebirds at once just three feet away. The
flock will come to the feeders starting around 7:30 am, and then show up
every 30 minutes or so for more when the weather is cold or snowy. They look
quite well-fed.

--John McKitterick
I gots the blues in Columbia, MD

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM, fr84wrdr <> wrote:

> The snow storms brought visions of all sorts of wayward visitors to our
> feeders. Filling up the feeders on Friday evening I went to bed. Saturday
> morning brought a flurry of Cardinals, White-throats, and Juncos, along with
> all the regulars.
>
> Around eleven a.m. we were finally rewarded with our first ever Eastern
> Blue Birds (2 males) in our yard.
> They stayed about 10 minutes at a suet feeder,....until of resident Cooper
> showed up for an extended stay. Alas, I think, the Blues did not think much
> of the neighborhood and have thought better to returning.
>
> Michael O'Sullivan
> with the blues, but without the Blues in Columbia
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