I have been observing what I think are some very unusual feeding strategies for Dark-eyed Juncos. Even though I have plenty of millet, safflower & sun-flower seeds available, on ground feeders, & in platform & hanging feeders, the juncos are also eating mealworms & from the nyjer feeder. Eating the nyjer seed only surprised me because I didn't think they were able to get the seed from the tiny holes. But at least it is seed. The mealworms on the other hand were a real surprise. I had spilled some on the ground while putting them out for the Carolina Wren in a dish set in a platform feeder. A junco made quick work of the few I spilled, so now I have put the dish on the ground in a sheltered spot. The wren is still happy & so apparantly are the juncos as I am now going through the worms about 3 times as fast. Starlings may have had a few but luckily they only seem to come in about once or twice a day. It is truly fascinating how heavy snow cover seems to change bird's behaviors. Laura Dornan Louisville, Stark County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]