> I got a bird feeder a year ago for Christmas. It is a really cool one in the shape of a Dutch windmill with the seeds and such attached to the outside of it. Unfortunately, I don't think that the birds around our place like it it very much because only a few ever came by to check it out. Wrong seeds? Who knows?
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Depending on the type of seeds attached to the feeder, it can take quite some time for the bird species that enjoy that type of seed on that kind of feeder to locate your feeder. It may also be that those particular species might find their natural sources of food to be sufficient.


> Recently, I got another feeder and put in my own seed. Soon, we started getting some small birds coming to the house. I put some seed on the first house so they go in their, too. There is also a scrub jay that plays the part of the bully and scares off the little ones. But I'm seeing more little ones and I think they are forming a gang. Today they scared off a robin. I'm not sure whether I should intervene on them because now my balcony is their "turf." It is pretty fun to watch, though.
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> Fer"Can't they all just get along?"rick

Heh. I don't do bird feeding, but my neighbour opposite my backyard does it extensively. Basically, if you want to attract small species like chickadees and titmice, but discourage bullying tactics from larger birds (like blackbirds, pigeons, starlings, crows), avoid filling your feeder with mixed seed, and cracked corn, and peanuts. Put in black-oil sunflower seed or safflower instead. I believe the black-oil sunflower is the most universally eaten seed at bird feeders.

Wolfspirit