[Mnbird] Niger

[MARY ANN MCDOUGAL]

Yesterday I saw a black squirrel who appeared to be eating Carpenter Ants. The reason I suspect this is that Red bellied Woodpeckers frequent the same spot 20 feet up in a Red Oak.
I found a web site (now lost) which said yes indeed Squirrels eat ants and almost anything else if hungry enough. The site did say the they DO NOT eat Safflower or Niger. The only birds I see at my Niger feeder are Black Capped Chickadees.
Give it a try Don. 
Mary Ann

> On Nov 20, 2022, at 10:48 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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