On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:26:54 +0000 (UTC), "Amos E. Wolfe"
wrote:

I recently put up a bird feeder in my front garden, hoping to see such
things as blue tits, finches etc. Currently all I have attracted is some
rather fussy sparrows (

Oh please don't be sad about that ........... sparrows are almost on a
'red' list of endagered species ......... and if you have tree
sparrows (slightly smaller, a tad more colourful, brown 'cap' and
black spot on the cheeks - take a bit of seeing - but once you see one
that's it - male & female the same)



They land on the perches and then proceed to pick through what is there,
occasionlly pausing to eat something. They do this with such a vigorous
flicking motion that a large amount gets spilled on the grass below.

I would estimate that they eat 20% while 80% gets dropped. The feeder
contains what is branded as "seed supreme" - a mixture of wheat? grains,
corn, dried peas and sunflower seeds.

Apart from starting to grow crops in my lawn from the discarded seed is
there anything I can do??

Put another feeder out with other seed, and experiment ..........
don't forget a bird bath as well if possible nearby .......