SmoothPebble Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) I have read that Eastern Phoebes do not visit seed feeders. And yet, I saw this bird eat sunflower hearts. Sure looks like a Phoebe to me, but I hope I'm wrong; it would be a new bird if I'm wrong. P.S. Roswell, Georgia on May 31, 2021. Edited June 10, 2021 by SmoothPebble 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Eastern Phoebe is correct. All About Birds says they'll occasionally eat fruits and seeds. It's a young one with the cinnamon wingbars, so it was probably curious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothPebble Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Just now, The Bird Nuts said: Eastern Phoebe is correct. All About Birds says they'll occasionally eat fruits and seeds. It's a young one with the cinnamon wingbars, so it was probably curious. Thanks. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I put dried meal works in my feeders on purpose to attract eastern phoebe, northern mockingbirds and carolina wrens 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothPebble Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kerri said: I put dried meal works in my feeders on purpose to attract eastern phoebe, northern mockingbirds and carolina wrens 🙂 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Eastern Phoebe is correct. All About Birds says they'll occasionally eat fruits and seeds. It's a young one with the cinnamon wingbars, so it was probably curious. One lands on mine to hunt from. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Kevin said: One lands on mine to hunt from. We have a Black Phoebe that likes to land on the platform feeder to hunt from. I've never seen it show any interest in the bird seeds on the feeder. Sometimes it perches on the edge of the birdbath to hunt from also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyonabird Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 With the scarcity of bugs and other creepy crawlies in our area, we even have American Robins on our feeder eating the sunflower hearts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 For years I've had Carolina Wrens land at my sunflower feeders. They start picking through the seeds, tossing them around and out, looking for ... who knows what? They never seem to eat anything there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: For years I've had Carolina Wrens land at my sunflower feeders. They start picking through the seeds, tossing them around and out, looking for ... who knows what? They never seem to eat anything there. My Carolinas take seeds… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I’ve had Bewick’s Wrens take seed before 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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