Category Archives: Bird Feeders

If you’ve been outside recently, you’ve undoubtedly felt the cold chill of winter. While many bird species migrate to warmer temperatures during the winter, there are still many that stick around in the cold. Birds are naturally good at surviving, but we can make their lives easier by offering them food that will help sustain [...]

Whether you’re brand new to feeding birds or have been feeding for the past 20 years, there’s nothing more disappointing than a completely empty bird feeder, especially when you know there are birds all around. While there are occasionally natural explanations for why birds are avoiding your feeder (for example, they migrated for the winter), [...]

It’s starting. That time when the skies begin turning black, not from the pre-winter clouds, but from thousands of starlings flocking together. Even though watching them weave and undulate in perfect unison offers a simply amazing view, starlings are known for their ravenous behavior and consumption of nearly any food they see. Many people are [...]

Here are Backyard Chirper, we are no stranger to the persistent squirrel. As anyone who owns a bird feeder can tell you, squirrels will not stop until they’ve eaten from your feeders, even if you have things to stop them. There are a number of inexpensive ways to stop squirrels from getting to your feeder, [...]

As the number of days when you can comfortably wear a T-shirt and shorts quickly diminish, it’s time to give those bird feeders a thorough fall cleaning. Although you should clean your feeders consistently every month or more, fall is an ideal time to give the feeders a rigorous scrub. The reason is birds will [...]

With the price of black-oil sunflower seeds soaring and ornithologists reminding us that birds hate cheap bags of birdseed, there’s a growing concern that feeding wild birds is getting too expensive. Since it’s nearing the time of year when birds actually benefit the most from eating at bird feeders, here are some tips for feeding [...]

From the headline, you might think that birds are overdramatic and picky teenagers who don’t like something because it’s not name-brand. Unfortunately, that’s true to a certain extent. According to an article by John Hannan, an Audubon’s Director of Development in Conn., even though it’s tempting to buy the cheapest bag of birdseed, much of [...]