One of the birds rarely seen feeding at Georgia bird feeders is the brown creeper.  This odd 5.25-inch brown bird spends most of its time wintering in Georgia gleaning insects and their eggs from the bark of trees.  However, from time to time they are seen feeding elsewhere.

        When a creeper does seek food at a feeder, the brown creeper invariably feeds on the smallest tidbits of food.  In fact, these small morsels of food are best described as crumbs.

        Perhaps the most unusual food item the bird will sometimes dine on is boiled potatoes.  They will also eat pieces of baked goods, seeds (such as sunflower seeds), and suet.

        Some of the folks that have been lucky enough to attract brown creepers report they feel the key to their success has been smearing suet or peanut butter into crevices in the bark of a tree, or placing food in a suet feeder mounted directly on a tree trunk.