Re: birds not visiting sunflower oil seed feed. zone 5.

Finally I got one blue jay visiting the feeder (on Black Friday
Morning), but(s)he is not very regular. I see finches(?) are hovering
over my neighbougs backyard trees, but they have no feeder in their
backyard. Still the feeder is not used as much as I thought. In 2
weeks not even an inch of bird seeds used.

I have several tall maple trees (some are 30-40' tall), around a dozen
pine trees and seveal kind of shrubs. Also there is a big dog (he is
not very good in chasing squirrels). Weekend I see hawks and crows
flying in the horizon. At nights I hear occational owl hooting (I love
to hear that again) and my garden some times raided by mole(s).

My feed may not be new. It might be a year old. But I stored them in 3
or 4 air-tight peanut butter jars (after washing and drying).

Iam planning to setup a birdbath and make a blue bird house. 

Sam
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> I'm stumped.  Is the feed fresh?
> 
> 
> You can always buy a Budgie,
> 43° 57' 31.4" North
> 70° 03' 15.2" West
> 264' Elevation, Zone 5
> The Poster Formerly Known as Bob