Peggi Rodgers wrote:

>To my mind, a feeder is a "hands-off" approach to bird feeding. Unless you
>train them to trust you, birds will inherently not trust you - we are, after
>all, predators.
>
>Corvids are awfully smart so I think they tend to capitalize on situations
>more than other species do.
>
>What do you think, Dennis?

I don't have time for thinking today, but I sure agree with you. They must
be smart enough to know when they're not in danger, while most other birds
don't seem to have that potential. Or maybe they're just hungrier than
most other birds!

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416