[Tweeters] Starlings learn

[Tom Benedict]

> On Dec 20, 2022, at 11:29, Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net> wrote:



> As usual, the snow has brought so many birds in to the feeders that it’s hard to look away.



Just the opposite here. I restocked the suet feeder yesterday, but as soon as the heavy snow started about 2 hours all the birds vacated. Must have found a better resource.


> I should add the six Eastern Gray Squirrels that are regular visitors. We told them we wouldn’t give them any peanuts if they didn’t get along with the birds. And oh yes, they also wait under the suet feeder for a flicker to dislodge some.


We have two Eastern Gray Squirrels which "kind of" get along with the birds. I say “kind of” because late last winter the squirrels were up in the vine maple outside our kitchen window gleaning the few remaining maple seeds when a pair of Stellar’s Jays arrived and started to squawk. Then one of the jays flew over and bonked a squirrel on the head! Then the other did the same! The squirrels quickly departed and we didn’t see them again for months.

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA

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