What are the little birds with red on their head that come to my bird feeder all year?
House finches • When do I take hummingbird feeders down? Leave them up until December, but make sure fresh syrup (4 parts water/1 part sugar) is in the feeder • What is the best product to feed birds? Buy scratch grains to put on the ground, black sunflowers for tube feeders, and Niger thistle for tube feeders. Put some of the scratch grains in the alley to pull English Sparrows and all the doves away from the tube feeders. Put some of the scratch grains under tree or shrub branches for cardinals and the more unusual winter sparrows and thrushes. Crushed pecans on the ground will attract yellow-rumped warblers and in some years, red crossbills. • How do I get to Sibley? We’re located at Hogan Park, just north of Wadley and about a half mile east of North Lamesa Road. Here’s a link to a Google Map that will give you a visual location and driving directions if you need them. • What are the best trees and shrubs to plant in Midland and the surrounding area? Order our brochure for two doll
