when is the best time of year to attract birds?
1827468
February would be my best guess we did not get ours untill mid March and have had no activity
362590
Ours are also in the sun, but the birds have a tendency to feed early in the morning, and then again in the late afternoon and into the evening. Occasionaly, the birds will feed during the day, but not nearly as much as in the cooler hours. The woodpecker is unaffected by the heat. We live in southern Arizona, so plenty of heat.
519690
This feeder is best for attracting finches- which are small birds that prefer thistle/nyjer seed
1850654
Yes. Birds are attracted to the feeder all day long. They cling to the metal cage and seem to have no difficulty remaining until they are satisfied. Ours is suspended from a pole and is nearby to a tree. The birds sometimes go back and forth from the tree to the feeder.
1573613
I'm in Florida and have Cardinals, Finches, Sparrows, the occasional Blue Jay and others I have no name for. Seed used is for songbirds, find it attracts all sizes and have to refill every other day. Good luck.
206866
Less than 3/4 of inch, No bird will get in if properly placed on the garden. You have to do the sides as well, any opening you leave without covering it with the net the birds will get in. The most important time to place net is right before vegetables come in flower stage. Birds love pepper and cucumber flowers, they wont eat tomatoes while in flower stage. The bees will be able to polinate with this net.Used this netting for over 4 years.
107678
The best time to plant this seed is when temperatures are between 60-80 degrees, in late spring or early fall. It is difficult to keep newly seeded areas moist enough during the high heat of summer.
375484
If you don't have a true winter I would think anytime is a good time! I always plant late and harvest late here in Oklahoma as well.
1834520
Not trying to sound obvious, but it depends on the number and type of birds. My feeders in Houston draw Cardinals, Mockingbirds, Jays and Woodpeckers - hungry birds, plus lots of Sparrows and Carolina threshers. I have to refill the feeder about every 5 days with this crew. My feeder in Brenham also draws lots of birds, but smaller ones, and I only have to refill it every 7-8, sometimes 10 days. In the winter months, it will have to be refilled more often, of course.
1123720
In summer (I live in northeast Ohio). My hummingbirds love this feeder. I usually have dozens of them taking turns so I even bought a second one. I mix four parts water to one part sugar. Never use commercial food colored nectar.
2136657
I don't know. I take mine down in the fall. You can keep it up if you have a heat light and point it toward the feeder. There are a few hummingbirds that will come and stay for awhile to warm up. Amazing! They come back every year.
1183324
I do not believe it can be set for time intervals. I mounted my unit high enough that only the birds coming to that specific location would set it off. So far no birds this spring.
309925
It took 2-3 weeks before the birds really started coming to mine. I was second guessing my expensive purchase every day! I set up a birdbath nearby....put seed on the grass underneath...bought nice fresh black sunflower seeds ( they're not so wild about the millet/seed mixes I've found..) The finches also LOVE safflower seed! NOW I have so many birds I wish I didn't have to fill it so often. Try the birdbath nearby and the seed underneath.
693733
Depending on where you live, yes. I live in Florida, so March is an ideal time to release them, nice balmy weather with warm days. I wouldn't if you live somewhere cold, where the plants haven't come back to life, or somewhere still having freezing temperatures at nights.
1573620
I've had titmice, chickadees, one little goldfinch and occasionally juncos and cardinals. Juncos and cardinals prefer to feed on the ground but they have used the feeder when it was rainy outside. Unfortunately the squirrels like it too and perform all kinds of acrobatics to get the seeds. I only use sunflower seeds in it because I haven't had any luck with the seed mixtures. I live in Massachusetts and I always have more birds in the summer than in winter.
2267460
It takes the birds a few days to figure out how to fly into the feeder. I put sunflower seeds and millet in mine. I also add a mix every once in a while. I get lots of birds.
745229
Spring would be best if you live more in the north. I planted mine during summer. It is growing nicely, but no flowers yet. I will mulch and have it in a more sheltered area so it survives winter. Hopefully it will really take off next spring.