Katie, All of those birds like the suet cake--crumbled and tossed on the porch or ground. Actually they like John's homemade peanut butter cake recipe! Our juncos have left for the season, but the wrens, whitethroats, cardinals, jays, and all the woodpeckers love the little chunks. You may have to shoo off grackles, if you have them, as they wait like vultures for it. It's funny how when I yell at the grackles to "GET" the little birds come flying in while the grackles fly off! Nelda > [Original Message] > From: katya <katya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 4/25/2006 3:17:29 AM > Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: millet > > Hello All, > > I recently stopped using a seed mix with millet. John Coe is right. It does get tiresome weeding the stuff out of flower pots. Now, I am not seeing the smaller birds who I enjoy so much: juncos; white throated sparrows; song sparrows; and the one sweet little Carolina Wren who hung out here. Is it the time of year? Could anyone please recommend a good mix that will encourage these birds to visit? > > Katie > South of the James > > > ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ > Sent via the WebMail system at earthtones.com > > > > > 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. 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.