I find it interesting that they eat Niger seed at your house and Sally's. At mine they eat black oilseed, even though Niger is a choice. I only see Goldfinches and House Finches on the Niger. Years ago when I had Redpolls, they ate the Niger seed.
Sent from my iPad On Jan 5, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since the snows, I've been feeding upwards of 100 Common Redpolls. They > gather all around my lone 4-perch Niger feeder, and empty it every day or > two, which makes frequent cleaning easier. Remember, crowds of Redpolls are a > treat in January, but by February or March we may begin to see them sickening > from feeder-born diseases. Sanitize! > > -Geo Kloppel > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
