To add to Steve's message, as we all know, bluebirds are not seedeaters, but
they can learn to eat various suet mixtures or chopped fruits (must be
bite-sized). (There is a learning curve for them...they may not recognize suet
as a food source, but if one bluebird tries it, others may eventually partake,
too. During ice storms, when wild food sources are ice-covered for extended
periods, a suet mixture may determine their survival...)
If anyone would like to have the recipe for a good suet mixture that I received
from the Missouri Bluebird Society, please feel free to send a message to:
mtman1@xxxxxxxxx. The recipe is free and nonfattening---for us, anyway---and
quite a variety of birds will eat the concoction.
Thanks,Bob PeakTrigg County, KY
On Thursday, February 3, 2022, 10:13:13 AM CST, Steve Kistler
<kistlers76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For anyone who gets a layer of ice today or tonight, get out and feed your
birds tomorrow. Please throw extra seeds on the ground, too. Small birds
especially need to eat almost constantly in cold weather, and even a thin layer
of ice can make their normal wild food inaccessible.We lost a LOT of bluebirds
locally last year when we iced up for a few days.
As soon as it stops precipitating, please get out there and restock them.
Stay warm,Steve KistlerHart Co, Ky
