This may be a stupid question but how to birds find birdfeeders? I put one out a couple of days ago. It has seed as well as suet in it but so far no birds have found it yet. Any ideas on how I can attract the birds to it?
It can take a while for them to find them. Just leave them out.
Becky
I would think in Alabama you would have little trouble attracting them. Sometimes it takes a little while for them to discover they're there and once they do, they alert their friends. Also, using several different types of feeders with different types of food will attract a wider variety too. The finches, for example, will often stay away unless you offer thistle/nyger seeds. Cardinals are partial to black oil sunflower seeds, bluejays like peanuts. Experiment. You can also makes some of your own concoctions. Scan through this thread. There are lots of ideas.
Put water nearby..It need not be fancier than a big clay pot saucer(change water daily) They will discover the food and alert others.
The birds will find the feeder.
Do you have trees nearby?
Meg, the water is a great idea,
but standing water (even in a dog dish)
causes all kinds of mosquito problems in
the South (well at least in my Mississippi yard).