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Feeding Birds in the Fall

By Annie B. Bond
Many birds start to migrate in mid-August, and the demand for nourishment increases. As fall draws near, both migrant and non-migrant birds will establish their winter feeding territory.
Here are five ways to help birds prepare for cold weather, and to draw birds to your feeders:
· Invest in a few low-height feeding trays and fill them with cracked corn for doves and other ground feeding birds.
· Hummingbirds may visit feeders up to times of hard frosts, so keep their feeders filled.
· Make efforts to ensure fresh water for birds as you move into winter.
· Hang fresh suet, as birds are looking to add on some fat.
· In the fall many birds are growing their flight feathers and need rich foods such as oil-rich sunflower and niger seeds.
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add your comment »love my birds in my yard. not really mine. give them water and wild bird seed all winter and spring. as for the squirrels. i give them a handful of nuts. they take 1 and run up a tree with their prize and leave the seeds for the birds. they gotta eat too. tomb
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you are causing no harm by continuing to feed the birds during summer and actually they still could use supplemental feeding in the spring becus although everything's green, there still isn't a lot of food in the form of seeds, nuts or berries or insects for birds. Another bonus of doing so is that you attract certain species you don't see in the winter, such as rose-breasted grosbeaks, indigo buntings, Baltimore orioles, etc. good luck!
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Can someone tell me if I continually feed the birds all year long? I know they count on you all winter and I have homemade suet that I have out which I will stop once winter is over. Do I continue throughout the spring and summer with the same seed? Back off a little so they find food on their own? Or keep my seed the same? I am new at this and have been enjoying the variety of birds we have attracted this winter! Thanks!
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My feeders used to be attacked and nearly destroyed by squirrels. Maybe you have this problem too. There seems to be a solution to really help. Instead of using foods that squirrels like, try using Safflower seeds! Squirrels don't really like them. I fill my feeders with Safflower seeds now and the squirrels leave my feeders alone while the birds enjoy them tremendously. It may take a while for your birds to get used to the safflower seeds, but once they do, they'll thrive and your feeders will last alot longer. Hope this works for you like it does for me. . . . Cindy
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I know someone who has put the bird feeder pole through an old fashioned Slinkey toy that should hang loose. The squirrels can't seem to get a footing.
Also, the best way to keeo cats from preying on birds is KEEP THEM INSIDE! I love cats and have one now, but cats are natural predators and CONSTANTLY hunt songbirds when not sleeping, eating or grooming themselves. They are very destructive to local birdlife, particularly slower moving birds such as mourning doves.
Bells aren't effective, and cats learn to move with such stealth that the bell doesn't make a sound.
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part 2/oops! We don't pick all our gooseberries and also leave the apples on one tree for the birds. I've found a way to keep the squirrels from climbing the birdfeeder pole: I grease it with Crisco! The squirrels feast on seed droppings(I just can't afford to fatten them from the feeders).
Hey, any ideas out there on how to keep suburban cats from chasing(and sometimes killing) the birds?
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I love our backyard wildlife: skunks, groundhogs, grey and black squirrels, and birds. We don
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spread peamut butter on pine cones and roll in birdseed, hang in tree. that works well ,
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I keep several feeders in my yard and use a mix of seeds for different visitors. I have never discouraged squirrels or anything else that comes to eat. I have noticed that different critters co-exist at feeders and everyone gets their turn. I put cut fruit out at night for the flying squirrels.
With the loss of pines and oaks in my area squirrels are in need of our generosity along with the featherd visitors. Plus, as they are playful, especially the young ones, they are good entertainment.
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