Also I’m thinking further about this and realizing that the sources of fruit that squirrels and chipmunks relish in our yard including cornus kousa fruits and other berries are very dried up so they’re all possibly missing natural sugars.
Linda Orkin > On Jul 30, 2022, at 10:51 AM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just want to remind all that we are in very dry conditions and all sources > of liquid will be more essential for each creature. Their motivation to learn > must be very elevated. > > All guests are considered to be co habitants on the land we share and all are > welcome here. But we do have an effective squirrel baffle over our > hummingbird feeder and two bird baths and a little garden pond that is > utilized by all. > > Linda Orkin > Ithaca ny > > >> On Jul 30, 2022, at 9:21 AM, Catharine O'Neill <coneill...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The little teardrop feeder from Agway works. I mix four tbl. hot water and >> one tbl. sugar every three days. No squirrels or ants feed there, just >> hummingbirds. I have chipmunks but not ted squirrels. >> Catharine >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jul 30, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Barbara B. Eden <b...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Madonna, >>> At my house the red tail squirrels and the chipmunks are devouring the >>> sweet liquid from the feeders. They have even figured out how to tip the >>> base so it pours into their mouths! Fortunately, I have many flowering >>> plants on my patio in pots that the hummingbirds are enjoying the nectar >>> from every day >>> >>> Best, >>> Barbara >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/ >> >> -- >> -- 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/ --
