Why would birds be putting dried grass and sticks in the suet feeder? I noticed this a few days ago and now there is quite a bit more material than the first day I saw it. I haven't seen the culprit, but I'm getting a lot of house sparrows and house finches at the feeder right now. Prior to that I was getting lots of woodpeckers (Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, Red-headed, Northern Flicker) as well as starlings and their bratty fledglings. The woodpeckers and starlings seem to have lost interest, not sure if it has anything to do with the dried grass and sticks or not.
I have a squirrel-proof double suet feeder with a seed hoop beneath. There is still suet in one side, but the other side has been filled with grass. There is also quite a bit of grass in the seed hoop below. This is a busy area with five feeders, so can't imagine that anyone would be trying to build a nest.
I've attached photos. Any thoughts?
I have a squirrel-proof double suet feeder with a seed hoop beneath. There is still suet in one side, but the other side has been filled with grass. There is also quite a bit of grass in the seed hoop below. This is a busy area with five feeders, so can't imagine that anyone would be trying to build a nest.
I've attached photos. Any thoughts?