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Lee Trott and I purchase two kinds of wild bird seed; black oil sunflower and a general mixture. This . mix contains many small, round seeds which I believe to be millet, also called milo. I have seen Mourning Doves eating these but . other birds ignore them. These small ; seed piles accumulate on the feeder platform and on the ground beneath it. I began a search for other seed for small birds. Cardinals, chickadees, titmice, jays and white-breasted nuthatches are happy with sunflower seed. It is the juncos. White-throated and Song Sparrows that concern me.
At McLean's bird store, For the Wild Birds, I consulted the owner, my friend, Mark Lucas. He suggested peanut hearts. We bought a supply. They are more expensive. But, what the heck, they're for the birds. This was an excellent move in one respect: all birds went after the new food. Even those confirmed sunflowereaters switched to the new diet. I was happy...for a while.
It seems that the very idea of peanuts draws squirrels like a magnet, and they came; three of them. I looked out the window and there they were, happily stuffing the peanut hearts into their mouths with those busy little paws. I ran out the'" kitchen door, yelling and clapping my hands. The squirrels raced for the maple tree. There they waited with flipping tails for me to go back inside. I could imagine them saying, "What's his problem?"
Of course all the birds erupted into the air and took refuge in nearby shrubs. They came right back, however. So did the squirrels.
I am aware that what I have described is a familiar story to many readers. I can only write about it from my point of view. I will not spend a lot of money and even more time try
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