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keep the greatest number and variety of birds at this feeder. I use a 2by-3-foot piece of marine plywood edged with molding and mounted on a piece of 4-by-4 as a serviceable feeding table.
I’ve given you ideas about feeder types, locations and foods to put in them. Let’s look at one safety consideration, from a bird’s point of view. Although we want to view visiting birds clearly and comfortably from inside our warm homes, feeders are best located either very close to our windows or a good distance - 30 or more feet - from them. Such placement may eliminate a good proportion of bird-window collisions. Place feeders far enough from windows so that birds have flying space and reaction time around a feeder after being frightened.
You might take a bird’s-eye view of your windows from your feeder’s location during key feeding times - eariy morning and late afternoon. If what you see as you look toward your house appears to be something you would want to fly into if you were a bird, move the feeder to a less appealing location.
You will find homebound birdwatching more enjoyable this winter by conducting some fine tuning of your feeding program right now.
For a Backyard Wildlife Habitat information packet, contact the National Wildlife Federation, Dept. BN, U12 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-2266.
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