Was wondering if anyone else experiences this. Every year, my feeders are VERY busy winter though late summer, with over a dozen species. I have many styles of feeders spread around the yard. They are VERY popular. But with the exception of finches and sparrows, most of the birds ignore my feeders late summer to early winter. I'm talking sun flowers, peanuts, meal worms, suets, cracked corn, no mess mixes, you name it. The jays, blue birds, cardinals, flickers, and others seem to loose interest this time of year here. Could it be that they are off foraging more for food available in the wild naturally? The peanuts thing really surprises me. A hanging basket feeder that I can't keep filled often enough because the peanuts are so popular. Even that gets ignored this time of year. Very odd.