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Very hungry birds

16 years ago

Most years I run out of bird food in April but because of the lack of birds during the winter I have sunflower seed and regular mixed seed left. I also had a small bit of finch seed. After I put the last of the finch seed out I started having lots of goldfinches so decided to go ahead and use up the leftover seed. I am having a lot of birds now including two rosy breasted Grosbeaks. These were the first of this type of bird I had seen and both were sitting in the same saucer. The birds seem to be starving. Are any others feeding the birds and if so have you had an increase of various birds?

I think the weather we have been having must be delaying the ripening of the seeds and drowning the bugs that most of the birds depend on for food.

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