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 //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 _____________________________________________________________