I can't make a rural comparison, but my urban chickadees used to go for the suet balls I put out---until I started putting out shelled nuts. I'm guessing they get enough energy content from those and the black oil sunflower seeds, that they don't require the extra fat. (Mine are also a bit spoiled by heated water, which cuts down on their energy-use----not to mention fresh meal worm snacks.) Linda Whyte
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Mark Palas <markpa...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I've noticed in the past, as well as the present, that My urban chickadees > show no interest in feeding on suet. Even though > the suet is a mere 2 feet from my tube feeder, where they constantly feed. > Has anyone else noticed this behavior? My assumption, is that urban > chickadees > are less likely to feed on carcasses, as do there rural counterparts and > possibly pass this culture on to their young. My suet feeders > In Pine county are constantly visited by birds, my Ramsey county feeders > seldom if ever. Any Thoughts? > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
