The cracked corn did the trick. The turkeys found it the first day and come around every morning. They sure are skitterish though. They saw me in an upstairs window and took off.
I've had no redpolls this winter. I saw a hairy woodpecker only once.
Lee Allaben
S. Burlington
-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Powers <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2006 11:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Turkeys
>
>Turkeys love cracked corn. Also I wanted to let you all know that I, too, 
>have a Carolina Wren & a red-bellied woodpecker frequenting my feeder. Sure 
>is fascinating how the climate change has brought different species into 
>Vermont. Also this past Spring I found a Carolina Wren nest in Manchester 
>Center & it successfully fledged 4 babies.
>Barbara Powers