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the red-belly woodpeckers are picky about seeds, they pick through them and what they don’t want, they throw on the ground. The doves are always there to get them. I rake up the mess and put them in the flower beds for mulch.
I stumbled on to your blog about 4 hours ago. It’s 1:00am and I quit for now, but I’LL BE BACK! So happy to have found you. S
I have several bird feeders and when I fill the feeders, birds will scatter the seed on the ground rather than eating. I use black waxed Sunflower seeds.
Anybody have ideas about how to stop this?
Thanks.
About The Lost Iguana Resort in Costa Rica… The resort is in the rain forest. Each morning the resort restaurant places fresh fruit out for the birds, and diners are entertained. Great for watching and photography.
Erica wrote:
Have you guys checked out eBird? You can see what birders are reporting and keep track of all the birds you have seen and where & see how what you see compares with what others are reporting. Scientists also use the data to analyze changes in species distributions and migrations.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about
You might also like the phone app that uses eBird data to find the latest bird sightings.
http://www.getbirdseye.com