Thanks Bob.
So far the game plan is:
-- Hang the feeder from the gutter above my deck
-- Set the camera up on a tripod in the house and use a wireless shutter trigger to shoot (likely from near point blank range)
-- Set up the flash outside and run a 1/8" cable from my camera hot shoe adapter to the flash
-- Sit on the couch waiting for birds to land and use your recommended settings then see how it turns out!
I'll take some practice shots tomorrow if it doesn't rain. Thanks again for all of the suggestions. I really hope there is better than a 1 in 1000 hit rate
Dave