Bird Feeder Designs
Sunflower Seed Bird Feeders Come in a Variety of Designs for a Variety of Wild Birds
Author: Larry Jordan
Bird watching and wild bird feeding has become a fascinating and enjoyable pastime for many people around the world. We love watching the variety of birds visiting our homes and yards. If you are interested in setting up bird feeding stations around your home there are some things you need to know about different species and their feeding habits as well as the different types of bird feeders available. Sunflower seed bird feeders come in many forms which serve different purposes.
The Caged Triple Tube Bird Feeder can not only be used for feeding sunflower seed but can be used for feeding three different types of seed at once. The tube parts of the feeder that hold the seed are fitted with metal ports (on the quality tube feeders) that will help stop house sparrows from raiding your feeder. Also the cage around the tubes keeps your feed safe from the larger birds like Jays and Grackles and keeps the squirrels out too. If you want to feed only sunflower or one type of seed Single Tube Caged Bird Feeders are also available.
These tube feeders are loved by Chickadees, Evening Grosbeaks, Titmice, Nuthatches, Jays, House Finches, Purple Finches, Redpolls, Woodpeckers and Cardinals. If you want to restrict their use to smaller birds use a tube feeder without a tray. Take away the perches and you will restrict the feeder use to only species that can cling like finches, chickadees, nuthatches, titmice and small woodpeckers.
There are also wire mesh constructed sunflower seed bird feeders. These sturdy feeders are squirrel resistant because they are made entirely of metal. No plastic and no wood. Some of them hold as much as 6 pounds of sunflower seed! Wire mesh feeders come in several designs, some with perch rings and trays and some without.
So the first thing you need to do when deciding on which types of feeders to use for your bird feeding station is to decide which species you want to attract to your yard. If you don't know what birds live near you, check with your local Audubon Society. They should have a list of birds for your specific area.
Read up on the wild birds that live in your neck of the woods, or grasslands, or desert, or even in your city, and decide which species you want to watch, close up. Many songbirds prefer sunflower seed because of its high fat content. Sunflower seed bird feeders take advantage of this, offering you the biggest bang for your buck considering the number of different wild birds that will be attracted to these feeders.
In conclusion, having the right bird feeders and mounting them in the proper locations is essential for attracting the species you want to observe to your backyard. Sunflower seed bird feeders will attract a large variety of birds and should be one of your first choices for your feeding station. You will probably want to add other types of feeders to your yard also because the greater the variety, the more different species of birds you will attract.
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Larry Jordan has been bird watching for many years and building birdhouses for over 26 years. He is a member of the Audubon Society and is the Shasta County Coordinator for the California Bluebird Recovery Program. He strives to get more people interested in birding activities, including bird conservation. For more information on bird watching, bird houses, feeding wild birds, birds in the news, bird conservation, and some great bird photos go to The Birder's Report and sign up for his newsletter or his RSS Feed. If you are looking for quality bird and birding products, please visit his online store at Birds In My Yard for some great deals and great service.
I am a bird enthusiest too, in fact, I also have a finch feeder in my garden. The answer is yes, many birds will become very fimiliar with your feeder and keep coming back as long as it is stocked with food. However, sometimes people put bird feeders in large cities or crowded communities of which offer little habitat for wildbirds. If there are no natural food sources and nesting places around your home you may not see many birds, instead you will see birds on the move that stop in for a quick energy booster.
Good luck!!
Try mixing your bird seed with Capsicum pepper powder. It doesn’t bother the birds as they can’t taste it, but squirrels hate it and I presume rats would too. Just be aware that it is a “learned” aversion i.e. the rodents will eat away at it at first, but once they start to feel the effects, they will soon stop visiting your feeder. A word of warning though: be careful handling the pepper and make sure you don’t get any in your eyes and wash up promptly after using it!
There could be a couple of reasons.
~What type of birds is the food suppose to attract and is it the time of year for those birds to be in your area? Experiment with a few types of bird seed to see what you can attract.
~Is there cats in your area? If the birds knows cats are stalking about, they will not try your bird feeder. One of the most valnurable and likely moments for a predator to capture its prey is while they’re feeding
~Does you birdfeeding move rapidly and easily with the wind and/or makes noises?
~Is the feeder near a high traffic area (for people, pets, and/or cars)?
Answering “yes” to one or more of these questions means you need to move the feeder, purchase a different one, and/or experiment with different types of food.
Good Luck!
Hi,
Three sources for Bird feeders can be found here, but not the
solar-powered ones
Sorry about that..
I put a new bird feeder in my back yard 1 week ago, but have had no birds visit. Why?
I bought this great brass solar bird feeder and hung it on a hook designed for such. It hangs on one side of the yard close to a flower bush. Not one bird has stopped by for lunch. The food I bought is a variety. I can’t even get a crow to stop. WHY?
Can I put a bird feeder on a NYC fire escape without attracting rats?
Birds will sometimes visit my fire escape, but only briefly. There is no place for me to hang a bird feeder that an enterprising rat couldn’t get to. Is there something that rats won’t eat (ha!) that birds like? Is there a design that will foil rats? Thanks!
Does anyone know where I can purchase a Nicholas Cole bird feeder?
Nicholas Cole bird feeders are solar-powered, led-illuminated and are of exceptional quality in design and appearance…unfortunately they are incredibly difficult to find anymore because (I assume) that they are no longer manufactured…
i have designed a unique bird feeder and I would like to sell the design. How do I sell the design?
I don’t have money for a patent attorney and I’m afraid someone could steal it. I wrote to Duncraft and they said they don’t buy designs.
If you have a bird-feeder, will certain birds come back?
I just recently bought a bird-feeder designed for goldfinches, and I’m really excited. But do you think that if I leaved the bird-feeder out all the time some of the birds would come back a lot? I was just wondering.
Thanks.