Deb Beutler wrote:

> I have always been taught that the Blue and Steller's Jays were
> ...
> On the subject of food, I know they love peanuts. When I had three
> visiting my yard in Albion (near Pullman) for the winter, they would eat all
> of the peanuts then leave. In Kansas, they would eat sunflower seeds as
> well as peanuts. I don't remember they using the suet. The ones that stay
> in Moscow seem to prefer peanuts at feeders.

I'll say they love peanuts. They've got us trained. Each morning a few show
up on our deck rail. They bang their beaks on the rail and wait patiently
(usually) until a handful of peanuts fly out the door. It works!

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Dean dean at amc.com