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Birders

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

6. holy moley!

Reply to Jamastiene (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:15 PM

Feb 2013

I have learned that a squirrel trumps a handful of grackle at the feeder. And a bluejay trumps a grackle too.

Yesterday a bald eagle sat in a tree nearby. There are no squirrels to be seen when one of the eagles is out and about.

The suet feeder was opened yesterday by the squirrel. He opened the cage, the suet block dropped out, and the squirrel closed the cage again. LOL.

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can you tell me how to discourage grackles from my suet station? [View all] grasswire Feb 2013 OP

I have seen seed feeders inside a cage that kept the larger birds away. Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #1

Good luck. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #2

I've changed my seed type from time to time Trascoli Feb 2013 #3

If you're after nuthatches, woodpeckers etc. postulater Feb 2013 #4

I am having the opposite problem. Jamastiene Feb 2013 #5

holy moley! grasswire Feb 2013 #6

I guess I'm pretty lucky where I'm at Trascoli Feb 2013 #7