FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: question to other birders

[David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>]

Linda,
I hope you have received some private responses to your question about birds 
not coming to your feeders. Here are some thoughts that I have concerning 
this.

Since it is spring, and there is a lot of new growth now, there should be a 
greater availability a food types for animals. The birds that were coming to 
feeders may be finding alternatives at this time and so are not relying on 
feeders as much as they had been.
This is seen especially at times when there has been a good amount of rain and 
many plants are producing flowers, fruits and/or seeds...and there are plenty 
of insects as well.
There's no need to stop feeding, but you may be putting out less than you had 
over the winter. Perhaps when there are young birds feeding you will see more 
activity at your feeders again.

Another possibility in some cases is the quality of seed used at feeders. 
Birds would tend to avoid old seed that may have not been protected from 
moisture.

David Trently,
Avian Pursuits Nature Tours
Knoxville, TN

=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                  EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________