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 a finch feeder and a large 2-block suet cage.

Bird Seed and Suet Location

Suet, "normal" bird seed, seed cylinders, and finch 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 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 is a mixture of very small black and brown seeds (see above left). Use it to fill the finch feeder outside the back door.

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.