How Long Should it Take Birds to Find a New Feeder?

When anyone buys a new bird feeder, they expect birds to be on it by the time they get back into their house from hanging it. This is rarely the case. Birds have to be cautious to survive and a new feeder, even among other feeders, is something new in their environment and they will often avoid it at first. I recommend giving the feeder a minimum of two weeks for birds to start visiting it.
Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 35 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at backyardbirdce...
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Chapter
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Time of Year
00:45 Defense Mechanism
01:15 Instincts
01:53 Seed Choice
02:33 Sunflower vs Safflower
03:23 Age
03:52 Why
04:23 Outro
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