Dark-eyed Juncos at my feeders! (1 Viewer)

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HarlnTaz

New member

• Jan 16, 2017

• #1

Hi all, I'm JUST this year seeing visiting dark-eyed Juncos at my nyjer tube feeder and at my hanging suet feeder. They've only previously ever been ground feeders, at least in my yard. I'm from NY on the north shore of Long Island.
Any comments or similar situations? Are they modifying their habits?
Thanx in advance.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jan 16, 2017

• #2

Hi again! In all the years I've been feeding the birds I have never seen a Junco at a feeder. They must be quite hungry.

What kind of seed are they eating?

 

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HarlnTaz

New member

• Jan 16, 2017

• #3

Hi KC, they're eating nyjer/thistle seed from my tube feeder and nibbling suet from a hanging sunflower feeder. They flutter a lot trying to balance but they're doin' it. They don't even TRY to eat the sunflower seed at the weighted bar feeder. Guess it's not their fave.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jan 16, 2017

• #4

That's amazing! I have 4 suet feeders and 1 nyjer and 3 sunflower and like I said, never saw one at the feeder. Only on the ground. Heck, I rarely but sometimes get them perched.

 

Birdbrain22

Well-known member

• Jan 17, 2017

• #5

Every year, the Juncos have been on the ground, on my safflower tube feeder, mixed tube feeder, thistle tube feeder and on suet...don't seem too picky.

 

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BigWok

Well-known member

• Jan 18, 2017

• #6

I have feeders at my house and get lots of Juncos(20+) in the yard every day. They only ever eat off the ground or the ground feeder I have.

BUT..... I also have a Suet Ball Feeder hidden in the woods of my local Birding patch. This feeder gets lots of use and the biggest customers are Dark Eyed Junco's, Spotted Towhee's and Song Sparrow's all I believe to be rare feeder visitors but they just don't stop coming to that particular feeder.

Some pics below for proof..8-P

 

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Iron Crow

Well-known member

• Jan 27, 2017

• #7

My biggest suet customers are squirrels! LOL. They rip them off the tree and run off with the cage.

 

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AidenD

Well-known member

• Mar 7, 2017

• #8

I've gotten Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, and House Sparrow all at my nyjer feeder, so Junco is no surprise. I have not had Junco come to my nyjer feeder, and I have only ever seen them on an elevated feeder after a now storm where it covered the ground seed.

 

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birdmeister

Well-known member

• Mar 10, 2017

• #9

I have been feeding the birds for several years now, and juncos will fairly readily come to my hanging platform feeders. I have also seen them occasionally on my nyjer feeder, but that is probably because it has a perch. They will use the suet cage readily if the seed runs out.