Birdfeeders

Small songbirds and hummingbirds must consume close to their body weight in food every day. Therefore, you can expect to see these birds at your seed bird feeders and at hummingbird feeders throughout the day. There will be increased traffic at daybreak, after a night with no food and at sunset in preparation for the night. However, seed feeders will visit tube feeders, hopper feeders, platform feeders, etc. will have periods of increased activity during the middle of the day. Even though these birds may hunt for food elsewhere during the day, they tend to visit bird feeders on a fairly fixed schedule. They seem to have daily routines just as we do. Also, birds seem to be especially sensitive to changes in the weather. During times of approaching bad weather, bird feeders will have much greater activity. Suddenly, tube feeders, hopper feeders, even hummingbird feeders, will have a frenzy of feeding before the storm hits.