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
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> 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
>>
