Birdfeeders

In the spring, all birds turn to mating and preparing for a family. If you offer nest building materials as well as food, your yard will become a busy place indeed. A cage suet feeder is the perfect container for offering nesting material. Fill a wire suet feeder with offerings such as pieces of string, feathers, fur, cotton, wool, moss, old shoelaces, twigs, grass or anything soft that a bird can use to soften a nest. Just be sure to have no string longer than 8 inches to be sure no bird gets tangled in it. Secure the suet feeder so it doesn’t sway and add a perch below to allow more species to check out what you have to offer. The birds that are use to finding food in these cages will be first to discover the nest building supplies, but others will soon want to see what is there. You will typically attract nuthatches, titmice, and chickadees, but with a perch you could be lucky enough to attract orioles and tanagers and some other larger birds.