Birds rejecting feeder. Changed seeds - no results - No squirrels - no birds?? Why?
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Maybe the weather or there's bigger birds such as hawks owls and eagles in area happens here on occasion but the birds will be back
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Due to the small perches only sparrows and smaller birds feed. The feeder needs to be redesigned. The cage catches on the upper lip. It does not pevent squirrel as they stand on the bottom lip and push the cage up. It may have been desiged by someone who does not feed birds or the item was not field tested. I send the compaany an e-mail but I never heard from them.
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Quite frankly I do not know. I have used my feeder for 2 months. Using regular bird seed, I had many birds but many squirrels also. I could not move the feeder (so the squirrels have no access) but I can't as it provides entertainment for my handicapped wife. I switched to safflower seed and now there are no squirrels but lots of birds: wrens, sparrows, cardinals, tufted titmouse, chickadees, nuthatches and finches plus some I cannot identify.
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Quite frankly I do not know. I have used my feeder for 2 months. Using regular bird seed, I had many birds but many squirrels also.I could not move the feeder (so the squirrels have no access) but I can't as it provides entertainment for my handicapped wife.I switched to safflower seed and now there are no squirrels but lots of birds: wrens, sparrows, cardinals, tufted titmouse, chickadees,nuthatches and finches plus some I cannot identify.
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Hi Leanne, Thanks for your question. In response, we've made it extremely easy to add bird seed to the "Skinny Squirrel" proof bird feeder. Basically, you just unscrew the top cap, remove, and pour in your seeds. Then just place the top back on the unit, screw it tight, and thats it! Hope this helps.. If you have any other questions, just let me know.. Have a blessed day, Mark
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I have tried mixing some shelled peanuts in the regular bird seed mix. They are a bit too big and do get stuck. Smaller seeds work better. This is an excellent feeder! It works very well and squirrels can't get to the seeds since it closes with their weight.
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I had a bear get at two of my feeders last year and he broke the bases. On chance, I emailed More Birds and they sent me replacement parts! It would be worth an email.Jim
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Many titmouses, cardinals, chickadees....regular run of the mill birds......all kinds ! Have no idea what your problem is! Maybe something is scaring them away from your feeder.....movement.....
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I have had squirrels come into the feeder and eat the birdseed, so I started getting raw peanuts in addition to birdseed, but they have never chewed on the feeder itself. I also had to weight down the stopper which started blowing off in high winds, but I just put something heavyish on top, or you could create a hinge out of duct tape or something like that. It is wood, so it will expand and contract slightly with differences in temperature.
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My best suggestion is one should put a sign that no doves, pigeons are allowed to feed from this bird feeder. If they are decent they will read the sign and never come back. For the bad ones you should make it more weight sensitive by rotating the inner rod so that only light birds can sit on the perch. In general this is the best bird feeder we found which keeps the squirrel away. Before the squirrels were the sole eaters from our bird feeders.
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Wait - I thought of another option! Look for the Brome Squirrel Buster CLASSIC (not the standard - I always get those 2 mixed up) - it has removable perches. You MIGHT be able to just clip the perches onto the wire cover ABOVE the feeding ports instead of below! However, they are U-shaped perches which might not be that easy for the birds to flip around on. But it's a thought ... it MIGHT work.Brome Squirrel Buster Classic
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It does take a while for the birds to figure it out, but they will. I found that it is easier if you use the "no waste" seeds such as sunflower chips instead of the ones with the shells. In the long run it isn't any more expensive and you don't have any mess under the feeder. Also, you might put some seeds on the tray to get more birds in and looking around. Hope this helps.
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The gold finches did not eat from my upside down feeder either. I called Cornell University and they told me that the birds didn't like me. Anyway, I do not understand after years of gold finches eating from this type of feeder why they are not using it, either. Frustrating, isn't it? Carla in PA
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It sounds like you are doing everything right-- offering a water source and trees and shrubs for shelter. Timing could be the issue here. Birds can be pretty suspicious of anything new, and it will take time before they will eat from the feeder (especially since their natural food sources are becoming available as we get further into spring). Just please make sure you are keeping the seed in the feeder fresh-- maybe keep a little less seed in the feeder and change it every few days until you start to get some visitors. Also, are you seeing Finches at any of your other feeders? If not, you may attract them to your area by planting some milkweed or composite plants.
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I have a mix of seeds and the same thing happens when the bigger birds knock out the seeds they don't want to get to what they do want. The answer is to have several feeders with a different kind of seed in each one. Someday I might do that, but for now, I just watch the squirrels, chipmunks, , doves, and other ground feeders enjoy the spoils!
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We don't have very many starlings here. Had a couple of flocks migrating through and they didn't get on the feeder, just ate the seed on the ground spread by the other birds.
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The birds take turns on my feeders. I have my feeders near a lilac bush and sometimes they wait, sometimes the all flock to it at once. I have seen as many as 6 birds trying to feed at the same time. And I might add, the squirrels are going elsewhere!!! Hooray.
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Mine is on a window that has no access point for squirrels. That is the only thing I can think of, other than to load it with safflower seed. Squirrels don't eat that. The only problem is, I've found that not many birds care for it either.
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Peanut pieces will work, full peanuts probably will not. We use a bird seed mix of white stripe sunflower, black oil sunflower, peanut pieces and mullet, which does not jam the feeder. We are on our third feeder of this style. As mentioned in other answers squirrels will try to get to it, keep it well away from trees. Weakest link is the plastic feed tube and the lack of good drainage. It should be emptied and cleaned monthly. We keep one in service and another one cleaned ready to hang. We get a large variety of birds year round.
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No, the squirrels don't eat safflower seeds, but then I've never had any birds eat safflower seed either.