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Fall brings big changes in the birds you will see at your feeders and in your yards. Some Songbirds begin migrating south as early as August, so by late October winter birds have settled in our area while your summer birds are long gone.
Many people do not start feeding birds until severe weather arrives, I think they may be missing out. Fall is the season to begin, even though natural foods are plentiful and birds, like the Black-capped Chickadee, may not spend much time at you feeder. They may still be in the fields and woods, feasting on seeds, berries and insects.
Birds will visit feeders occasionally even when “natural” food sources are still available. It is not that they need the food yet, but they are scouting their winter territories. Winter can be a very rough time for birds. Cold weather increases their calorie requirements at a time when food becomes harder to get.
When snow covers seeds that have fallen from flowering plants and ice storms seal away tree buds and wild fruits, a tiny bird, such as a downy woodpecker, must still eat 1/3 to 3/4 of its weight each day. A bird has to find every bite that it eats, out of doors, every single day, no matter
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