>At exactly noon, a male Red-winged Blackbird showed up at one of my feeders,

>I don't recall hearing too many reports of these birds at feeders. Did I
>miss something? The feeder in question is a simple, small dish hanging on a
>chain. It contained a mix of black sunflower, sunflower chips, and those
>little white thingys that look a little like sesame seeds. The bird appeared
>to ignore the black sunflower seeds.
>
>I just checked and he's at the feeder again.
>
>Michael B. Brown

Michael

I regularly have RW Blackbirds come to my millet feeder, but usually in
spring. One male has been showing up on an irregular basis this winter. I
find them to be somewhat annoying, as they just sit on the millet feeder,
spilling seed everywhere. Also, they are big enough to keep the other
birds from coming in.
Cheers, Tim

Tim Shelmerdine
Lake Oswego/Aurora, Oregon
shelmert at mail.clackesd.k12.or.us