This entry was posted on 1/27/2007 10:17 AM and is filed under Articles by Scott.
Are the birds having a hard time finding your feeder? Here are a few tips that might help.
Make sure your feeder is clean. Give your feeder a good scrubbing then put it back out with a smaller amount of seed. Don't fill it completely until you know that the birds are consistently feeding.
Try a different kind of seed or mix.
Move the feeder to a different spot. Once the birds are feeding, you can move the feeder back to where you want it.
Are hawks driving the birds away? If so, bring the feeder inside for a week. Hopefully the hawks will move to a new location and you can begin feeding the birds again.
Sprinkle a few handfuls of seed on the ground under the feeder.
Is there a feeder nearby that the birds are using? If so, bring that feeder in and put the new one in it's place. You can put the old feeder back out once the birds are used to the new one.
Try putting sunflower chips in your new feeder. It is a very desirable food and can sometimes draw birds into a feeder.
