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Old 07-26-2009, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by champion6 View Post
I really enjoy watching the birds that visit my feeders.

In another thread on TOTV, someone said that in TV, bird feeders attract rodents and rodents attract snakes - made it sound like a real problem. I don't have this problem in Illinois.

Since we don't live in TV yet, I would like to hear from people that are feeding birds now, or tried it and stopped.

Thanks.
Every few months there are "open house" discussions from various groups in TV on many topics. A couple of months ago, on the advice of a local expert in feeders and such, we set up a feeder tray (available at Lowes and Home Depot) hung from a shepherd's hook, and fill it with black oil sunflower seeds. It is gaining popularity with the winged "neighbors" and no varmint problem.