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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chopper" data-source="post: 1831907" data-attributes="member: 84924">Catching up on work, I haven't done more than glance at the feeders this week.  When I got back in town, though, the feeders were empty....which I predicted would happen with the volume I was putting through and being gone for a couple days.That said, it has been a slow recovery for the feeding station.  I have seen the finches, but not in the pre-out-of-town numbers.  I have seen the cardinals, doves, sparrows, and I have heard the chickadees and titmice.  However, the feeder is getting a nice little break. I had read that you never let a feeder run dry, but I tend to buck conventional wisdom for my personal gain.  So, what I will do when the feeder volume starts getting insane again is let it run out for 24 hours.  That seems to get the birds to look elsewhere for a bit.  Obviously, they will be back soon enough.Till next time...</blockquote>