[mou] Tanager attraction question

2007-04-25 Thread Thomas Maiello
I am open to suggestions on how to present fruit to the tanager should it decide to revisit me. What fruit, where and in what? I have several feeder type and locations, many trees and shrubs and the area around my water is mostly open given the earliness of spring - but perches are

[mou] Tanager attraction question

2007-04-25 Thread jotcat
To: Mnbird ; mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:11 AM Subject: [mou] Tanager attraction question I am open to suggestions on how to present fruit to the tanager should it decide to revisit me. What fruit, where and in what? I have several feeder type

[mou] Tanager attraction question

2007-04-25 Thread Michael Engh
, April 25, 2007 1:25 PM To: Mnbird; Thomas Maiello Subject: [mnbird] RE: [mou] Tanager attraction question Best bet for Western Tanagers is probably various types of fruits. They feed mostly on fruits and insects. Orange slices attached to a tree might work. Raisins or dried cherries might

[mou] Tanager attraction question

2007-04-25 Thread jotcat
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [mou] Tanager attraction question I had a summer tanager last year. He stayed away from my platform feeders in favor of the woofpecker suet.! AJ jotcat jotcat at boreal.org wrote: I don't have any experience directly with Western