I am feeding suet for the first time this summer and find that sparrows are all over it like a duck on a junebug!  With the feeder I'm using I've been able to feed without the squirrel pigs but now the sparrow pigs are inhaling that stuff. I would much prefer to attract a wider variety of species than just sparrows.  I have seen one downy woodpecker (twice), a black capped chickadee (once), and a white breasted nuthatch (once) but none of these birds seem to stay long and, I suspect, are nearly driven away by the sparrow pig hoard.  

Does anyone have any guidance on what I can do to attract a wider variety (read that: "get rid of the sparrow pig hoard").   I don't mind feeding the sparrows but I'd like to have something for the other bird species too.  I've tried different types of suet blends but nothing changes.  Should I use a different holder for the suet?  IOW... one that doesn't allow their short beaks to get to the suet?

Tim Hutson
Columbus, Ohio

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