Byrdstown, TN 2-8-07 Fellow tn-birders---As of today I have decided to discontinue ( I think) feeding birds. For the past few years I have had one if not two Sharp Shinned Hawks swooping in and picking off two or three birds (or who knows how many). a day by scaring the wits out of the birds until they fly into the windows and fall to the ground I know people say that hawks have to eat too, but is providing a banquet for them the natural way to go? I have had this going on for at least five years, watching the population of feeder birds drop. Cardinals and White throated-sp. seems to be high on the menu. I have considered feeding by spreading seed among dead weeds surrounding the yard. But how do I manage the suet? I welcome any opinions on this subject. (I can hear-surely not just before the GBBC?) Thanks, Robbie Hassler =================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 //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 _____________________________________________________________