Leanna, Our birds can't resist any suet with peantut butter in it. Try slathering some on the suet they have been ignoring and see if that helps. Linda Warfield ----- Original Message ----- From: leeanna pletcher To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: kinglet abundance I, too, noted a ruby crowned kinglet not usually seen outside the kitchen window at my Fan apartment. He seemed to be gleaning insects or spiders. It was at the crevices in the bricks near the gutters on the second floor. It was very busy yesterday for a few minutes. The birds are ignoring the chili pepper suet on the porch. Any ideas why? Its been hanging up for a few months. Does the stuff go bad? Leeanna Pletcher You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.