I can't help but say good things about the peanut butter bird slop (my husband's term) I put out. I set out all that I had on hand on Monday so there was none available out in the yard for my feathered friends yesterday. When I pulled in yesterday a Red-bellied Woodpecker was feeding on sunflower seeds! The peanut butter process started immediately and within a half hour I had two suet baskets filled along with a couple of other sites throughout the wooded yard. Immediately 4 E Bluebirds came to feed along with a White-throated Sparrow and the other regulars. N Cardinals have now taken to clinging on to tree trunks to partake. Another unusual visitor today--Fox Sparrow doing the shuffle and feeding on peanut butter slop I set on the ground. Don't forget the water! I've got a five gallon bottle ready to go out as I write this. Too much energy is expanded by birds 'eating' snow for the water content--at least this is what I've read. Still no Pileated coming to feed (maybe I'll try mixing in Carpenter Ants to the peanut butter slop--hee hee). Anna Varney Summertown, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Devereux Joslin" <jdjoslin@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jreese5@xxxxxxx> Cc: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Surviving Cold Weather > > We haven't had any new birds--not even a Purple Finch or the usual > Towhee--but I am convinced that by putting out lots of suet and related > high-fat foods we are keeping some of regular local friends alive during this > cold period. > It was 1 degree Farenheit here in Oak Ridge this morning with highs > yesterday and today in the 20's. Last time we had severe weather like this > (about 6 years ago), we documented a 95% die-off of Carolina Wrens in wildlands > on the Dept. of Energy reservation. Yet many of the wrens in residential areas > seemed to manage to survive during that period. Our four backyard wrens are > certainly gobbling up whatever we put out for them. Perhaps it is these > residential wrens that end up re-populating the wildlands rather quickly after > such extreme cold events. Maybe us people are good for something! > > Dev Joslin > Oak Ridge, TN > > jreese5@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > Carol Reese > > Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District > > University of Tennessee Extension Service > > 605 Airways Blvd. > > Jackson TN 38301 > > 731 425 4721 email jreese5@xxxxxxx > > > > There are four eastern meadowlarks that have joined the crowd feeding on > > the ground where I have scattered bird seed, mostly black oil sunflower...I > > have never had them join in before. > > > > Cold weather brings treats > > makes up for my numb feets! > > > > Henderson County > > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > > ========================================================= > > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > 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. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > ========================================================= > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================