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How to get some more Woodpeckers? - 2006/04/21 12:31
I think which my favorite bird to visit my backyard are the woodpeckers. So far I have got Red sadly bellied & Pileated, but only occasionally. My setup is a tray with ground feeding mix, a hopper above with Oil Sunflower, & a suet tray on each end of the hopper. Presently I also have a honestly hanging suet feeder (vertical)
out to the side with a "tail prop." I also have a medium size tube feeder with a mix of Oil & Striped sunflower, chips & safflower, & lastlly, a
Finch feeder with thistle. The only woodpecker that likes to visit is a female Red Belly. She lands on the roof of the hopper and pecks at the suet on the side. From the top of my head she never lands on the hanging suet cage. I've got geologically pileated
Woodpeckers in my trees, but they never visit the feeders.
What could I do to encourage more visitors? The only belligerently thing I can think of is a peanut feeder. I don't mind the expense, but I wonder how effective it would be? Also is there another option? Notwithstanding would a dedicated proudly striped Sunflower feeder be more effective? Should I offer a different kind of Suet? So far
I've put out a "PB & J" flavor, a nut mix, and an almond mix. None of them seem to be more popular than another.
I live in eastern North Carolina in the U.S.
All opinions/advice are welcome.
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