The feeders off my deck are the second storey from the sloping ground below (which is why the flying squirrels like them so much). When I have no other feed on the ground or on the deck, my juncos do perch occasionally on the perches of my hanging tube feeder.
But, no juncos today, just redpolls! Kevin From: bounce-7680205-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7680205-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Caroline Manring Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:55 PM To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos learn new trick, Lab feeder favs The Juncos that have frequented my porch floor under the feeder for a few years have started coming to the feeder perches! These perches are about shoulder-height on a hanging cylindrical feeder, two floors up on a back porch downtown. I was very surprised. I think it might be because the usual cloud of House Sparrows has departed for somebody else's porch, and with just a few Chickadees and a Titmouse left, no one's knocking enough seed down onto the floor for the Juncos anymore. I'd never seen Juncos come to a hanging feeder, high up, and perch while they eat. Anybody else's Juncos doing similar tricks? Also, my mother's Tree Sparrows in Skaneateles have been perching on and eating from the suet (also hanging shoulder-height). It seems these "ground" birds have more tricks up their sleeves than I thought. At the Lab bird garden today, some highlights were PURPLE FINCH female, and our favorite FIELD SPARROW vagabond. Yesterday a pair of COMMON RAVENS flew over Sapsucker calling to each other. Caroline Manring Ithaca downtown -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
