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Re: Bluebirds at feeders



Alex Netherton:

We've had several reports of Eastern Bluebirds eating
seed at feeders during prolonged snow cover.

One of our bird club members showed several color
slides to our groups of a bluebird with a seed in its
bill while standing in a feeder.

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Netherton <danetherton@earthlink.net>
To: Carolina Birds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Bluebirds at feeders


>Hi folks;
>I have a feeder up and running, and have been getting a fair number of
>visitors, but something has me stumped. My aunt in Mars Hill, and my
>mother-in-law in Asheville have both reported seeing a "blue bird with a
>red breast" at their feeders. Only thing I know of like this is an
>Eastern BB. Anyone else seen them at feeders? (I never have.)
>
>--
>Alex Netherton
>The Appalachian Naturalist
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>Asheville, NC
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