I haven't had my feeders up for about 3 months and put them up Saturday morning. I can't believe the number of species and total numbers of each type bird that found the feeders within the 1st 24-36 hrs! They really aren't eating a lot of the food but are stashing it all around the area. I sure hope birds are better than squirrels at finding stashes....at least the wrens are finding the nuthatch's stashes.
The rundown: chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, goldfinches, house finches, cardinals, bluejays, juncos, hairy woodpeckers, redbreasted woodpecker, winter wrens, and of course sparrows but they don't count.
Maybe just forecasting the impending 2 snow storms?
The squirrels will have a special treat this year......