Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!


--
John H

On Jan 10, 9:33*pm, John H. wrote:
Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

"John H." wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:


wrote in message
...
On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:
Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be
smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung
in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture
holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's
been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. Freeze the seed for a couple
days. Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. The birds share with
the
squirrels. They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take
a
brake. Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. The
squirrels need to eat also.


You and I differ in that regard. I'm not in to feeding the damn squirrels.
They multiply plenty fast enough without any help from me.

I buy black oil sunflower seeds from Lowes. They won't grow, many of the
birds love 'em, and they're cheap. I also put up a couple thistle seed
feeders for the finches and keep a herd of goldfinch around.
--
John H

Boy... you've gone from 'Johnny Appleseed' to 'Johnny Birdseed' this year.
What's next?

"John H." wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:


wrote in message
...
On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:
Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be
smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung
in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture
holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's
been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. Freeze the seed for a couple
days. Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. The birds share with
the
squirrels. They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take
a
brake. Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. The
squirrels need to eat also.


You and I differ in that regard. I'm not in to feeding the damn squirrels.
They multiply plenty fast enough without any help from me.

I buy black oil sunflower seeds from Lowes. They won't grow, many of the
birds love 'em, and they're cheap. I also put up a couple thistle seed
feeders for the finches and keep a herd of goldfinch around.
--
John H

Might have to check out the Lowes seeds. Because the black oil seed I get
grow just fine.

On Jan 11, 12:48*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:





Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. *Freeze the seed for a couple
days. *Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. *The birds share with the
squirrels. *They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take a
brake. *Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. *Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. *The
squirrels need to eat also.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Our squirrels get plenty to eat without eating the bird seed.

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:57:00 -0500, wrote:

I don't have an opinion but one of the saddest sights I have seen was
the great white egret pecking on my mom's door after she died. This
guy had forgotten how to fish.

Great white egrets seem to have great begging skills. There is one at
Ft Myers Beach that the waitresses call Ernie. He goes table to table
at the waterfront restaurants until someone shoos him away. Then he
cocks his head and gets kind of a hurt look while finding another easy
mark. He's partial to french frys, hold the catchup please.

Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:

wrote in message
...
On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:
Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be
smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung
in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture
holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's
been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H
My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. Freeze the seed for a couple
days. Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. The birds share with
the
squirrels. They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take
a
brake. Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. The
squirrels need to eat also.

You and I differ in that regard. I'm not in to feeding the damn squirrels.
They multiply plenty fast enough without any help from me.

I buy black oil sunflower seeds from Lowes. They won't grow, many of the
birds love 'em, and they're cheap. I also put up a couple thistle seed
feeders for the finches and keep a herd of goldfinch around.
--
John H

Boy... you've gone from 'Johnny Appleseed' to 'Johnny Birdseed' this year.
What's next?




I thought the ranking a**holes who infect this newsgroup were opposed to
the feeding of wild animals.

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:57:00 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. Freeze the seed for a couple
days. Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. The birds share with the
squirrels. They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take a
brake. Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. The
squirrels need to eat also.


And the roof rats thank you at night. (AKA "Palmetto Squirrels" around
here)
Everybody gotta eat.

BTW there are a lot of ecologists who say feeding the birds, or any
wild animals, is a bad idea.
I don't have an opinion but one of the saddest sights I have seen was
the great white egret pecking on my mom's door after she died. This
guy had forgotten how to fish.

As for the animals, I'll agree. Here, the local Audubon society has
recommended feeding the birds.

Besides, it's either feed the birds or fight with the wife. Keeping the
feeders full is the easier alternative.
--
John H

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:29:45 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 11, 12:48*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

...
On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:





Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H

My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. *Freeze the seed for a couple
days. *Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. *The birds share with the
squirrels. *They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take a
brake. *Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. *Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. *The
squirrels need to eat also.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Our squirrels get plenty to eat without eating the bird seed.

I ate enough of them when I was younger not to begrudge them too much. But,
if I were single I'd probably be eating a lot of them right now. The wife
would probably shoot me if she knew I killed a squirrel.
--
John H

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:11:18 -0500, HK wrote:

Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:

wrote in message
...
On Jan 10, 9:33 pm, John H. wrote:
Came across this recipe for bird treats in the latest copy of Virginia's
'Outdoor Report'.

The following recipe is a great food mixture for birds that can be
smeared
on tree bark, fence posts, the wood in a wood pile, or pine cones hung
in
the yard where they can be seen from your windows. This mix provides a
supplemental source of fat energy and nutrients to the birds. Making the
mixture is fun, inexpensive and something the whole family can join in.

First, in large bowl, stir together:

1 part flour,
3 parts yellow corn meal,
1 part bird seed,
a handful of raisins and
a handful of shelled peanuts.
Then add 1 part of lard or peanut butter and stir until the mixture
holds
together in one big ball. (Or, you can substitute bacon grease that's
been
rendered and chilled, but do not use shortening.)

This mixture will attract nuthatches, chickadees, tufted titmice, brown
creepers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and even bluebirds. Keep a record of
the different species of birds you observe, it's fun and educational for
"children" of all ages. The birds will appreciate it too!

--
John H
My daughter, a nature lover like her dad, makes pretty much the same
mixture! Only thing is trying to keep the squirrels out of it!

I just go to Costco, buy a 40# box of seed. Freeze the seed for a couple
days. Pour it in my feeder which holds about 8#. The birds share with
the
squirrels. They just have to wait an hour or so until the squirrels take
a
brake. Freezing the seeds cuts the germination rate down to an acceptable
level. Only get a few sunflowers and milo growing in the yard now. The
squirrels need to eat also.

You and I differ in that regard. I'm not in to feeding the damn squirrels.
They multiply plenty fast enough without any help from me.

I buy black oil sunflower seeds from Lowes. They won't grow, many of the
birds love 'em, and they're cheap. I also put up a couple thistle seed
feeders for the finches and keep a herd of goldfinch around.
--
John H

Boy... you've gone from 'Johnny Appleseed' to 'Johnny Birdseed' this year.
What's next?




I thought the ranking a**holes who infect this newsgroup were opposed to
the feeding of wild animals.

Harry, we all thought *you* were the boss!
--
John H