Date: 11/5/24 7:45 am From: Martha & Bill McClintock <mbmcclintock...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Feeders
Brenna, I wondered when to stop feeding. Is April 1 okay or is there a
remperature guideline?
On Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 9:41 AM Brenna <dbgaldenzi...> wrote:
> Hi Martha,
> As Ali suggested, I’d wait until we have a solid 10 days of freezing
> weather and the extended forecast is for more of the same. To be safe, I’d
> wait until Dec 1.
>
> Brenna
> www.ProtectOurWildlifeVT.org
>
> Sent from my iPhone, which has been known to mess with me.
>
> > On Nov 5, 2024, at 9:38 AM, Martha & Bill McClintock <
> <mbmcclintock...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. I live close to bears and thought I was following rules....feed
> > Nov. 1 to April 1 but times, and temperatures, are changing. Thanks for
> > the update. Are there new guidelines for when to end feeding?
> > Martha
> >
> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 8:41 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
> >>
>
