Tom,

Thanks for sharing your observations. You get much higher numbers at your
location. A couple others also have Juncos at tray feeders which seem to
serve them well.

Diann Stone

On Oct 21, 2017 10:04 PM, “Tom McCabe” wrote:

> Diann:
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> I agree that DEJU’s don’t normally use feeders, but mine are using my tray
> feeder all the time. I’m not sure they use the tube, but I’ll be watching.
> (I think they may be evolving.)
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> I have at least a half dozen RBNU’s at any given time. And they can be
> really noisy! And when the Lesser Goldfinches are here, they are here in
> numbers(12?).
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> Tom
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> *From:* ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Diann
> Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:17 PM
> *To:* IBLE
> *Subject:* [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished
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> I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my
> yard today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t
> knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the
> feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and
> House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.
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> On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from
> evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as
> it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted
> previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I
> walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low
> shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a
> tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around.
> Got my answer.
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> So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?
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> Diann Stone
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> Boise Depot Bench
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