On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:35:56 -0500, DK wrote:

I made some sugar syrup with 1 part sugar and 2 parts water, boiled
it and put it out and waited.

The visitor arrived several hours later, stuck its beak in the
solution and then flew off.

I was insulted.

The newsgroup rec.birds is a good place to get good info.

Cheri