5 Essential Bird Feeders For Winter Feeding Success

Not all birds like to gather food the same way. Here are 5 bird feeder types that will help you attract more birds to your feeding stations in winter as well as other seasons.

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 https://backyardbirdcenter.com/about-...
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Cover photo by Jim Braddock
Hopper Feeder video by Hilltop Specialties
Platform feeder pictures by Jim Braddock
Multi-seed Feeder with Eastern Bluebirds by Bruce Weekes
Aspects' Finch Feeder with goldfinches and redpoll by Fiske Miles
Aspects' Peanut Feeder with White-breasted Nuthatch and Downy Woodpecker by Carrie Wadlow
Gray Catbird on suet cage by Brian Voorhees
Oregon Junco on ground by Michele Bridgeforth

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Importance of Bird Feeder Variety
01:02 Understanding Bird Feeding Styles
01:42 Hopper Feeders: The Workhorse
04:32 Multi-Seed Tube Feeder with Tray
06:02 Catering to American Goldfinches
07:31 Peanut Mesh Feeders for Clingers
09:09 Suet Cages for Additional Clinger Birds
10:04 Ground Feeding: Often Overlooked
11:35 Recap of Essential Feeding Styles