Birdfeeders

Many people assume that suet feeders are only used by birds during the cold winter months. However, suet feeders have lots of customers during late spring and early summer. The reason for this is simple - suet is a nice soft food that is ideal for feeding nestlings. When you see  adult birds visiting the suet feeders and leaving with a piece of suet in their beaks, try to follow the flight with binoculars. You will very likely discover a nest. It is particularly difficult to spot the nests of cavity dwellers such as chickadees and tufted titmice. Once the nest is discovered, we can watch for the baby chicks to peak out. Then we can look forward to the parents bringing the chicks to the suet feeder for the first time. How fun to see  fuzzy-headed baby chickadees at suet feeders. As the weather turns warm, be sure to use non-melting suet cakes.