A couple of years ago a friend of mine had Fox Sparrows that relished fallen nyjger seeds. Two stayed for three or four days chowing down on nyjger. Bruce Date sent: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:12:30 -0700 Send reply to: Robert Royse <[log in to unmask]> From: Robert Royse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Overbird eating nyjer seed To: [log in to unmask] > I have had an Ovenbird consorting with the neighborhood Goldfinch flocks > for over a week now. This Ovenbird seems to be eating fallen nyjger seeds > underneath my thistle feeder. It struts around like a chicken (a small > chicken) with its tail cocked pecking up the nyjer seeds and doesn't seem > to be scratching beneath the surface. Ovenbirds are common spring and > fall migrants in my backyard area, but I have never seen this behavior or > feeding choice from them before. > > Bob Royse, Columbus > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our > thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional > discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]