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Following the advice of another lister I bought 2 bags of black oil sunflower 
seeds on Friday. I also bought some more suet and suet hangers and one more 
large bird feeder for the sunflower seeds. 
More Carolina Chickadees and Tufted Titmice than you can shake a stick at 
now. And also a few White-breasted Nuthatches. Interesting to see a nuthatch 
grab 
one seed in his mouth and climb back up the trunk to find a suitable spot to 
hammer the seed open and then climb back down to get another one and continue 
that process.

First White-throated Sparrow in our yard on Saturday, December 10. First 
Yellow-rumped Warbler in our yard this morning.

I'm hoping that the black oil sunflower seeds will attract other species of 
birds as well as the Carolina Chickadees and Tufted Titmice. However, it's 
enjoyable to watch them. As soon as one or two leave another one or two arrive 
at 
the feeder. Just constantly like that almost all day.

Barry Jernigan
Murfreesboro, TN


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