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Index of Subjects I find bluejays certainly hog the feeders when I first put them up in the autumn* but, after many years of feeding now feel that this eventually levels off and that in the end all species finally settle down to getting a fair crack at the feeders on a daily basis - so perhaps start by just waiting a while ...... While on the topic of bluejays, the one I reported on last autumn with a broken and severely malpositioned R leg (also identifiable by a distinctive small white slash of white at the base of its tail) which returned for the fourth autumn in a row has, impressively survived yet another winter. There was a difference this time though; rather than aggressively dominating the feeding 'saucer' it tended to feed alone after all the other bluejays had left. * Re the remarks about the value of feeding birds all summer made earlier by ? you, I think Lois; they make a great deal of sense, however it is not so easy for me to do this as my home is surrounded by cats and while I can barricade the feeder area off in the winter this is not possible in the summer months due to human traffic in the area. I will see if I can work out a way round this.... Eleanor Lindsay, Seabright Lois Codling wrote: > Hi Anna, > > Bluejays certainly can hog the bird feeders. We usually have this > happen in the fall - presumeably young birds stocking up for the > winter. We always try to distract them from the regular feeders by > providing striped sunflower seeds, which they seem to prefer, at a > separate location. Well, it works to some extent. They still bother > the other birds at the feeders, but not as much! Hope this helps. > > Lois Codling > L. Sackville > > Anna Gardner wrote: >> Our daily influx of Blue Jays has recently increased from 2 to 6 and >> it seems that our other regulars (nuthatch, goldfinches, purple >> finches, various sparrows, etc) are less in evidence. The constant >> traffic of 6 jays swooping down is pretty busy and we're wondering if >> that might be the reason that the other birds have been around less >> often. >> >> We have various yard feeders; platform type, nyjer tube, a square one >> that closes the ports if squirrels stand on the perches, and others. >> The Blue Jays eat mainly peanuts in the shell on the platform feeder, >> but recently have started hanging like acrobats off all the feeders >> (except the nyjer tube) and pecking away at the sunflowers and mixed >> seed when the peanuts are gone. Are they disruptive to the other >> birds? Should we stop feeding them so that they'll leave? >> >> Thanks for your input. >> Anna Gardner >> Black Rock, Kings Co >> >> > > >
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