In my experiences yes the bluebirds will eat them (freeze dried), but so will everybody else and as these items quite expensive I invested in this bell shaped feeder which allows you to lower the top so that only the smallest can get in the feeder where you can place the freeze dried with other feed mixed with small fruit. Have seen the starlings get so frustrated which makes me smile.
Doug Askew
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> 1. request for information: great black-backed gull records
> 2. Flying V's
> 3. Medina- Montville Township
> 4. sandhill cranes
> 5. Urbana eagle
> 6. PrairieOaks-Hilliard,3-14: blackbirds, meadowlarks, icedPonds
> 7. Spring Grove Cemetery 3/14/15
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:30:33 -0400
> From: John Herman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: request for information: great black-backed gull records
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> If anyone knows of great black-backed gull records for Butler & Licking
> counties, Ohio prior to this winter, please contact me off-line.
> Thank you.
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 08:02:11 -0400
> From: Rachel Shamy <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Flying V's
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> Yesterday my husband and I saw 2 nice, tight flying V's of Canadian Geese
> 40 in each flying North.
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> I also saw 2 pairs of Eastern Bluebirds flying together, house hunting I'm
> sure. They don't have to search anymore, come on over Bluebirds 😀!
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> Has anyone tried feeding Eastern Bluebirds with freeze dried mealworms??
> Will they eat them??
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> I love birding!
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:35:03 +0000
> From: Don Obermeier <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Medina- Montville Township
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> I am a lurker on the listserv and enjoy reading about all the birds spotted in the area.
> I don't typically post so forgive me if I break any rules but I was just admiring the cardinals, blue jays, and other birds in the back yard when I noticed something moving in the woods.
> Much to my surprise, there was a ring necked pheasant strolling through my woods. I live about 1/2 mile from the Hill and Dale gun club so I suspect that this is an escapee but it was sure neat to see. I have also seen bob white in my yard (most likely from the club also)
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:11:46 +0000
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> Subject: sandhill cranes
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> While I was out geocaching In Williams county this morning I heard Sandhill cranes. It was slightly overcast and I never did see them.Also saw killdeer and red wing black birds,turkey vultures and robins. Jon Diller
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 10:16:44 -0700
> From: Dillon Nott <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Urbana eagle
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> While driving to the YMCA, L saw a adult bald eagle in someone's land. It
> was soaring above Fresh water farms, then perched in the woodland across
> the road. Maybe he or she found a free meal there :-D
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:42:15 -0400
> From: rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: PrairieOaks-Hilliard,3-14: blackbirds, meadowlarks, icedPonds
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> I checked several areas around Hilliard and nearby Prairie Oaks MetroPark west of Columbus this drizzly morning and found only the expected early migrants. What I didn't find much of were waterfowl -- all the ponds around Hilliard and at Prairie Oaks were mostly frozen, and the creeks were running high & fast. This point was emphasized when a I saw a flock of 60+ Red-br.mergansers circling over the northern part of Prairie Oaks, then flying on north. The only interesting birds were :
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> E.Bluebirds - single males were at Prairie Oaks & Hilliard Municipal Park
> Amer.Robins - suddenly very common, patrolling lots of flooded field edges
> Tree Sparrows - gone from the urban areas, I could still find 1-2 at several open areas out here (Spindler & Franks Parks)
> E.Meadowlarks - 3 of them were around the grassy areas of Darby Bend Lakes
> Redwinged Blackbirds - common, with lots of birds at all spots
> Com.grackles - small numbers in many locations, topped by 15+ at Franks Park in Hilliard
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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:13:27 -0400
> From: Jeff Bilsky <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Spring Grove Cemetery 3/14/15
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> I wandered around Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincy this afternoon. Nothing
> unusual was present but it sure was nice to be out birding. Lots of spring
> singing. A few wandering flocks of juncos and sparrows. My personal
> highlight was getting great looks at YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS.
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> Good Birding.
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