Message-ID: red-47-msg951211170813MTP[01.51.00]000000aa-32171

>From: <jinkster at netshop.net>
>
>I have always thought juncos were ground feeders although I've seen the
>occasional one fly up to the seed feeder. Today however, in cold weather
>(-15C to -5C)with eight inches of snow cover, I saw juncos at both my suet
>feeders. They were making distinct attempts to obtain suet.
>
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In similar weather conditions while hiking, I once *really enjoyed* a
breakfast of Spam. Extreme conditions and unusual opportunities have
both been known to cause unusual behavior :) It must have been tough
for them with their short beaks to get the suet though!

== Michael Hobbs
Redmond WA
mikeho at microsoft.com