Comments on: How Long Does It Take Birds to Find a Feeder?

By: Sarah-S

Sarah-S — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:03:13 +0000

I hung the feeder on Subday and saw birds today, Tuesday. Very glad I didn’t have to wait the reported 8 days!

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:15:34 +0000

Yes, the birds seem to be late coming to my feeders this year too. They most likely know by now that your feeders are available and they’ll come when they need to. Do you have water out? When it gets cold the birds seem to come to my garden for water and then they stick around to feed.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:34:03 +0000

Hi Alison,

Still no sign of any birds so far… The weather has been so warm here over the past few weeks (so much for the cold winter they predicted this year – mind, there is still time!) that I think the birds haven’t been forced into searching much for their food and haven’t yet stumbled across my feeder – yet. Watch this space. Yes, when the weather gets colder I’ll put out some water too.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:04:33 +0000

Hi Sarah, how is your feeder doing? Have you had tits or woodpeckers visiting yet? Remember to make sure you provide water too when the weather gets cold.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:01:43 +0000

Hi all!

Loving this site and everyone’s interesting posts.

I put up a suet block feeder with meal worms in our small courtyard yesterday. (I’m based in Bristol in the UK). I have heard long tailed tits nearby so am hoping that they will find the feeder soon. I’m guessing I may also attract blue tits and great tits too – fingers crossed. I love how in the winter all the tit species seem to get together in big flocks. They’re predicting another cold winter for us in the UK this year so I hope to get a lot of visitors.

By: Terrell

Terrell — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:02:22 +0000

Katie, that is great that the birds already found your feeder. I too have the tufted titmouses visiting mine by the tons. They come, grab a few seeds, and go back into the trees while the cardinals will sit at the feeder until chased off. Alison, if you want to attract the tufted titmouse, try putting a feeder near a dense section of your yard. I just happened to do that with my first feeder tucking it under a branch and they seem to love the protection that branch provides.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:55:41 +0000

That’s great Katie. I was just thinking yesterday that I’ve never seen a tufted titmouse in my garden. I’d better refill my feeders because “you never know”… Isn’t bird feeding fun?

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:51:13 +0000

Birds found the feeders on day 6! The first two visitors: an intrepid tufted titmouse and a black-capped chickadee.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:54:12 +0000

Great little article to find as I wait (over-eagerly) for birds to find our backyard and its newly hung feeders. Glad to read that black oil sunflower seeds for most birds and nyjer/thistle for goldfinches are the way to go–that’s what I got. It’s been four days so far and no sign of birds. Hoping they’ll establish our backyard as one of their local “restaurants” this winter.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:48:28 +0000

The birds finally came. I ended up extending the chain with an S hook and a few days later little birds showed up. Not sure if it was the extension or just patience. They seem to only come in the early mornings – but they finally arrived!