I set out the caged feeder that I bought to discourage English sparrows from taking all the peanuts in the old coated wire peanut feeder
this morning in 4-5 inches of snow.  It hangs on a shepherd hook with a small sunflower feeder.

Chickadees were the first to get the peanuts out then Titmice and surprisingly slowly White-breasted Nuthatches.  so far only 1 female
English sparrow has figured out how to get thru the cage to get a peanut.       More surprisingly about 12 male Redwing Blackbirds flew in this morning
after the sunflower seeds.  then 1 perched on the cage wire, reached in and got a peanut.    Like it had done it before - smart birds.

Carole Babyak Trumbull Co. Howland Twp NE Ohio

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