Dear BirdGal, I bought a new birdfeeder recently but the birds haven gone near it. Whats wrong?
Dear Alice, You first must make sure the birds can see the new feeder as they fly through your yard. Birds do not have a highly developed sense of smell so they locate food by sight. After they have located the feeder and are actively using it, you can move it to an area better for your viewing and they will find it. It might help to sprinkle a little birdseed on top of, underneath and around your new feeder to help the birds locate it. If the new feeder is an addition to a well-established birdfeeding station, you may have to take the old feeder(s) down for a few days to “force” the birds to use the new one. Once they have accepted the new feeder you can put the others back in place.
