Tips - Birds

Feeder Locations

The bird feeders are in three location around the main house:

• Hanging on two poles in the front yard are a seed-block container, three 1-block suet cages, and a seed cylinder feeder.
• Just outside the dining room side window are two hummingbird feeders.
• Hanging from a tree outside the back door are two "normal" finch feeders, a large "nyjer" finch feeder, and a large 2-block suet cage.

Bird Seed and Suet Location

Suet, "normal" bird seed (No-Mess Blend), seed cylinders, "normal" finch bird seed (Finch Blend), and "nyjer" finch bird seed are on middle shelf in the closet to the left of the washer/dryer. When these run low, replenish them from supplies at the bottom of that same closet.

Bird Seed

The "normal" bird seed (No-Mess Blend) is a course mixture of seeds, nuts, etc (see above left). Use it to fill the clear feeder in the front yard.

The finch bird seed (Finch Blend) is a mixture of very small black and brown seeds (see above left). Use it to fill the two smaller finch feeders outside the back door.

The nyjer finch bird seed is simply very small black seeds. Use it to fill the large "nyjer" finch feeder (see above right) outside the back door. To open the feeder, push down on the top, twist slightly counter-clockwise, then lift top up.

The seed cylinder is a solid cylinder block of seeds (see above left). Use it to fill the cylinder holder in the front yard.

Hummingbird Food

There may be some already-prepared hummingbird food in the fridge. If not, you can prepare your own from 1 part sugar dissolved in 4 parts water. For example:

• In microwave, heat 2 cups water in a glass measuring cup
• Add 1/2 cup sugar to heated water; stir to dissolve sugar
• Let cool

The above recipe works for the small hummingbird feeder, but for the large one you'll need to double it.