Do the birds tend to defecate in the seed since they can sit inside the feeder?
1778117
I haven't had that problem and I've owned two different types of window feeders. They usually sit on the edge and there little bottoms are not hanging over the inside of the feeders. I was the feeder out every few times I fill it.
1778118
Hi, In answer to your question. I have not seen any bird droppings in the feeder, as the food gets towards the bottom, I just dump what few stray seeds are in there and fill with fresh seed. They really are still shy and do not sit inside for long, and I still enjoy this feeder and get lots of birds everyday.
1778119
Yes, birds will sometimes poop inside this feeder, especially smaller birds, which often like to hop inside and scratch around. (Although, I've even had a dove go in and lay down as though she were nesting :)
1778120
I've rarely seen birds inside the feeder. Don't know whether the one or two defecated in the feeder. Usually, birds perch on the edge of the feeder with rump outside the feeder. Haven't noticed any bird poop in the feeder.
1778121
No, they grab a seed and fly to a tree to open the seed shell and eat the seed. Very little time is spent in feeder. Hope this helps.
1778122
I have birds at this feeder all day long. I glued a wooden perch size dowel to the feeder for the larger birds to land on. The Cardinals seem to like this method best. I have never found any droppings in the seeds. Guess I have very friendly birds in Florida.
1778123
Birds don't poop in their nest- or where their food is either, so that shouldn't be a concern. The food in all three of my feeders is always clean.
1111328
I think some birds cannot sit and reach into the small seed-holding squares,very few birds use ours. However, rain gets in and concretes the seed, has to be dug out. Does keep out squirrels though!
885917
Yes. I have this feeder filled with sunflower seeds and another filled with regular bird seed and they definitely prefer this one. I see a lot of cardinals and wood p_eckers too.
2013853
No the cardinals did not perch - chickadees & finches did. It gets filled on the top. I had to take the feeder down because the squirrels were able to get the sunflower seeds out.
2191197
I just use a mix of seeds in my feeder. We only get small birds in our feeder ( larger birds cause it to close). Maybe the smaller birds don't like the bigger seeds.
309922
It takes awhile for the birds to find the feeder. One thing that's supposed to help is to put some birdseed in a shiny pan directly under the bird feeder. The birds find the feeder more quickly that way.
698342
No. We have seen Cardinals try to get food but they can only reach seeds that have fallen to the bottom. They don't get through the openings
1908842
I have seen the birds jump around in the seeds covered with sauce and return and return to it. It seems to cause no problems for the birds. Now, the squirrels seem to hate getting it on their paws.
4102
I don't think there's a remedy for the messy birds. Like you said, they pick through the food to get what they want. I guess you have to move the Feeder. I put ours over a bush, so we don't see the seed all over the place.
1127993
We found the large birds come and make the feeder swing causing the seed to empty quickly, like in a day. There is however another one that we purchased but instead of the tray it has 4 feeding ports. It works great.
705830
Some seed may fall through the mesh when filling the feeder. Once filled, little or no seed falls out - even in windy conditions.
576316
Yes it does. The Red Bellied Woodpecker's bill is long enough to reach in and grab a peanut which made me very happy. I did purchase a similar bird feeder (Brown from Home Depot) that had a larger tube middle and less curvature to the cage and the Grackles could get the seed then. I was actually thinking of purchasing another one of these so that I could have more seed types out. Hope that helps. :-)
597621
Sure but that's what birds do. Don't blame the feeder. We added a small squirell guard just below the feeder and get a lot of mileage from our seed.
35918
Yes. The finches just pull them out the holes. Keep the feeder clean and dry .
1611515
No. My feeder has the holes, however I get an occasional oriole at the feeder. Not sure much they can eat but they do come back.
30574
I have seen the female cardinal in the feeder but the male doesn't enter it. It does keep out larger birds and they eat what is dropped on the ground.
2027711
It does take a while for the birds to figure it out, but they will. I found that it is easier if you use the "no waste" seeds such as sunflower chips instead of the ones with the shells. In the long run it isn't any more expensive and you don't have any mess under the feeder. Also, you might put some seeds on the tray to get more birds in and looking around. Hope this helps.