Birds take about 10 days to find a new feeder. Birds typically take 5 – 18 days to find feeders, depending on the feeder location, the local bird species, the safety of the environment, and the time of day.
How do I get birds to come to my bird feeder?
Top 12 Tips to Attract Birds to Your Feeders1Offer a Variety of Foods to Attract Birds to Feeders. ... 2Birds Love Peanuts. ... 3Keep Track of Your Visitors. ... 4Get Your Neighbors Involved. ... 5Use Plants for Shelter Around Feeders. ... 6Add Water to your Landscape. ... 7Maintain a Four-Season Habitat. ... 8Leave a Little Garden Debris in Winter.
Why won't birds come to my new bird feeder?
A new feeder filled with junk seed (full of stuff they don't eat or filled with old, stale, dry seed) will not attract birds. With birds, it's all about energy in and energy out. Low quality seed that requires more energy to find and eat is just not worth the birds' efforts.
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