Please do not put feeders out until bears enter their dens which is later this month/early December. They’re in a feeding frenzy now (hyperphagia) and black oil sunflower seeds are their favorite. We are putting their lives at risk by drawing them into residential areas with high value food sources.
Brenna
www.ProtectOurWildlifeVT.org
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> On Nov 5, 2024, at 8:42 AM, Martha & Bill McClintock <mbmcclintock...> wrote:
>
> Hi. Bill and I put up our feeders for the winter. We have two stations,
> each with a platform for black oil sunflower seed, a hopper for a white
> millet mix, and a suet cake. Just a few days and the birds (times when 14
> blue jays are feeding at once!) have eaten through $60 dollars of seeds.
> Bill asked, a yearly question, if we can afford to continue through the
> winter. 1. Thoughts? 2. Cheapest place to buy seed near Essex, VT?
>
> Thanks,
> Martha
> (usually birding in) Westford
