[Mnbird] Niger

[Rebecca Field]

I have read that squirrels do not eat Niger seed. 

Rebecca Field


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> On Nov 20, 2022, at 10:49 AM, DONALD GRUSSING Owner via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Does anyone know if squirrels eat niger seed.  I like to spread some on the ground for the juncoes that hang around,  but I see the squirrels sniffing around and I hope they aren't hogging the supplies of this expensive treat.  I have a couple of Mensa  juncoes that have figured out bird feeders, but most don't.
> 
> When turkeys were not so abundant a flock adopted my back yard and during a winter heavy snow purchased some wild game food for the two dozen hanging around. But I watched the turkeys ignore the corn and other grain and inhale the niger, or so it seemed.
> 
> I hope this is not thecae with the squirrels.
> 
> Don Grussing
> Minnetonka
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