Perch & Plume: Field notes for backyard birders
This month at the feeder
November
High-fat foods like suet and black-oil sunflower help birds through cold nights.
Latest entry
How to Clean a Bird Feeder (and How Often You Really Need To)
A step-by-step routine for cleaning seed, suet and hummingbird feeders, how often to do it, the bleach ratio Cornell Lab recommends, and the signs of sick birds that mean you should take feeders down.
Plate I. Cleaning bird feeders
Recent entries
- How to Clean a Bird Feeder (and How Often You Really Need To)Feeders & Food
A step-by-step routine for cleaning seed, suet and hummingbird feeders, how often to do it, the bleach ratio Cornell Lab recommends, and the signs of sick birds that mean you should take feeders down.
- Which Bird Seed Attracts Which Birds? A Feeder Food GuideFeeders & Food
Black-oil sunflower, nyjer, safflower, millet, suet, peanuts and more: which backyard birds each food attracts, which feeder it needs, and how to avoid paying for seed birds kick to the ground.
Chapters
- IFeeders & FoodChoosing, filling and cleaning feeders, and which foods attract which birds.
- IIBird-Friendly YardsNative plants, water, shelter and window safety.
- IIIIdentificationTelling common backyard birds apart by shape, behavior and sound.
- IVSeasons & MigrationWhat changes at your feeder through the year.
- VProblems & PestsSquirrels, window strikes, bully birds and sick birds.