Missing Something? Where Are the Birds?

From time to time, you may notice a lack of birds at your feeders. There are a few possible explanations, including changes in birds' seasonal movements and food preferences, which seems to be what many of us are currently experiencing.
Often in late summer/early fall, natural food supplies are abundant and wild birds will take advantage of these sources, often to the exclusion of the foods we offer them in our feeders. Studies have shown that wild birds still rely on natural foods for about 75-80% of their diet when bird feeders are present. Lots of natural food means fewer birds at our feeders.

The birds will return to your feeders! In the meantime, here are a few tips you might want to consider to increase the number of birds in your yard.

• Keep feeders clean and filled with fresh food.
• Provide different types of bird feeders, offering a variety of foods.
• Install multiple bird feeding stations so there are not too many feeders in one location. Birds like elbow-room, too.
• Install a bird bath. Birds need a dependable year-round water source for drinking and bathing.
• Birds need to feel safe when feeding. Provide protective cover, such as special plantings, hollow logs, and brush piles.
• Offer places to raise young. With more and more destruction of the natural habitat, many birds are having trouble finding places to nest.

Visit the store or call us at (603) 743-4928 to learn more about how to bring the birds back to your yard.