As I sit here on Monday 11 December reading about juncos at suet, there
are several working on the suet basket in my back yard. They are
regulars at it- I know because several of them are banded. They work on
it throughout the winter-the only time they are not there is when the
Downy Woodpecker is on it- and he doesn't tolerate intruders. The juncos
don't seem to have any trouble pecking out the suet-maybe it depends on
the ingredients and the softness of the mix?

Janet Partlow at elwha.evergreen.edu

On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Michael Hobbs wrote:

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