How do you organize a bird feeder

Organizing all bird feeders on a pole or branch will depend on accessibility only, whereas a lit up area must be a priority as birds often ignore feeders set up in the dark.

How to organize a bird feeder or several in one place will come down to a lit up area - under direct sunshine - or under a bright blue sky at least. Birds often come to feeders hung closer to foliage, whereas the direction of which birds visit your yard, will be the bird feeders that are plundered first.

If you want wild birds to eat at a particular bird seed or suet feeder before plundering others, direct this bird feeder towards the open yard in which the birds arrive first thing in the morning.

In no way can you trick wild birds to eat a particular bird feed - as it depends on time of year a species strict diet of seeds or insects; if you want birds to eat off a new seed feeder for example, then prioritize this feeder towards the birds arrival to be hopefully used first.

Birds arrive in your yard not over the house but are likely to fly low down from the open sky with low baring houses or structures - rather than where shade casts a shadow.

Position bird feeders that be eaten at first towards this direction, as birds will land on it as a matter of urgency.

To have natural vegetation in your yard, then its probably the feeders closer too - or indeed the feeders facing towards the tree or brushes - where wild birds normally perch in your yard briefly, before flying onto these bird feeders.

In time, the same birds will plunder bird feeders hung or positioned on the opposite side if there's any - while its also possible birds can eat at feeders all at the same time.

In the meantime, remember bird feeders don't have to hang thus a bird table or platform can be used in a busier yard if space is limited on the bird feeding station pole.

And you're currently using a Hummingbird feeder among regular feeders for suet, seeds or peanuts; Hummingbird feeders will have to hung separately from regular bird feeders, as Hummingbirds like to feed away from other bird species who occupy the yard.

Prioritize outward direction

Wherever you happen to hang your bird feeder, or feeders, within your yard its imperative this location is a lit up sunny location, providing you are not in the mist of a super hot summer.

Be it bird feeders hung up on a tree or multiple bird feeders hung on a bird feeding station pole, sunshine or simply a lit up area under a blue sky is a must.

Why local birds are ignoring your bird feeders could be because the feeders are situated in the shadows - or under the shade of structures within limited space.

In regard to hanging bird feeders off a bird feeding station pole however, I must advise you to prioritize the most popular bird feeders - meaning bird feeder food eaten the most of many - in the direction of open space.

What I mean is if a maximum of four bird feeders are hung on the bird feeder pole, you'll need to reserve two pole brackets - for example for the seed feeders - which will be on the yard side... as oppose to being placed on opposite side, closer to the house.

I have observed my visiting backyard birds for sometime now who feed on my bird feeding station pole: in this time I have come to the conclusion birds favor facing outward bird feeders, in particularly bird feeders closer to foliage or natural vegetation.

It make sense mind, as wild birds like to land on greenery like trees, bushes or any foliage, giving them time to come to feeders when its safe and all clear to.

Prioritize an outward direction for your bird feeders on a pole, facing towards the open yard or better still, towards the cover of trees or vegetation in your yard.

Space out feeders up to a foot

With all your bird feeders hung up on a bird feeder pole - with up to 4 or 5 bird feeders hanging off the pole - you'll need to organize feeders in a way they aren't overcrowded.

Rely on the spacing set on the bird feeder pole brackets with the 4 or 5 brackets made for your typical seed, suet, and peanut... with spare brackets used to hang two popular bird feeders at the same time. Additional pole may be needed to hang hummingbird feeders, hopefully out of eyeshot of the original bird feeder pole location.

Then there's room on the pole to mount a bird feeder tray which I believe is a favorite.

When stopping squirrels climbing up your bird feeder pole, bear in mind this mounted bird feeder tray plus all hang bird feeders must be hung above hanging bird feeders.

With no squirrels, raccoon's or even chipmunks to worry about on feeders, utilize what space you have on the bird feeding station or Shepard's hook pole to hang classic long, tube or wire mesh feeders.

If hanging what is a large heavy wooden hopper style bird feeder among other feeders on a pole, the sheer size of this type of wooden bird feeder can reduce a once safe zone for feeding birds, drastically - to several too close together feeders.

A bird feeder pole provides a safe distance between each feeder to hang, however organizing feeders on this same pole with a bird feeder like a hopper that should probably be on a tree branch - or hung on a pole by itself - could be a serious mistake.

No overcrowding in one area

Where you decide to place bird feeders must come down to safety first, thus a strong bird feeder pole buried securely into the ground, along with a mature strong tree branch, is vitally important.

Given the option to feed birds in a tree or near vegetation without use of a bird feeder can certainly be made possible.

However, last thing you want to do is jeopardize bird feeder safety with a possible risk of it all come crashing down to the ground.

Bear in mind to make more space on trees or a pole you may be thinking about raising or lowering other bird feeder positions - and while this is possible on a large tree - its made less safe on the limited space of bird feeder pole.

Ideally bird feeders must be hung at the same height off the ground to avoid birds pooping on feeders below.

Overcrowding on a single accessible only tree branch or a bird feeding pole is a real problem for sure.

I would advise to roll back on using more than five bird feeders in all which includes any type of hanging or mounted bird feeder dish or tray.

Organize bird feeders on a pole or branch that provides lots of spacing, with light allowed to brighten up the feeders without compromising on accessibility; all while still group several bird feeders together to increase the likelihood of birds finding them, hanging up under a bright sky with no structures blocking the view.

To conclude

Going for the no fuss way, simply organize bird feeders hung off a bird feeder pole that is limited to the way the bird feeding station brackets are set.

It will provide you a space of approximately one feet between each bird feeder that hangs, as along as you don't use a too large, too wide bird feeder like a wooden hopper style bird feeder.

Keep bird feeders designed for suet, seed and peanuts to a minimum, to allow wild birds to feed between each feeder without causing an injury.

More importantly, I have noticed my birds do like to come to bird feeders that are closer to the direction in which they arrive to my bird feeder pole. With that I would face their favorite bird feeders in an outward direction, probably in open space within the yard.

Space out all bird feeders up to a foot each on the pole while you'll have to depend on your common sense when providing a safe collection of feeders grouped together on a tree branch.

Avoid overcrowding bird feeders as birds will find it hard to feed among a tight space.

Depend on the default setting on the bird feeder pole with an option to hang additional bird feeders elsewhere - like on a wall bracket - if the number of birds arriving in your yard justifies more bird feeders, and therefore more bird feed.

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