After spending over three years in North Dakota with no trees in the yard, and nowhere to put a feeder, I am probably a little over-enthusiastic about the feeder I have now in my yard in Oswego, IL. I've always been an avid birder, but without much opportunity to do so over the last few years, I've gotten a little rusty. Because I've had to relearn many things about maintaining a feeder and attracting birds, I thought I would share my knowledge with you. To start off, here is a picture of my feeder setup.
I have a traditional feeder with your standard wild bird seed mixed with safflower to keep the grackles and starlings away. I also have a suet feeder to attract the woodpeckers. Finally, I just put up a "finch sock" with thistle seed.
Here is the first visitor I received at my feeder after I put it up this February.
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| Dark-eyed Junko |
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