How to attract birds to window feeder

I must admit it can be hard for anyone to attract wild birds to the window, though there's no harm in trying as you can be lucky in your efforts to entice birds.

How to attract birds to window feeder is with an open window tray, where by all birds that perch will feed on a seed mix, nuts or dried mealworms. Never use one food type as you want to attract as many birds as possible. Food samples can be placed on the window sill at first, then the window feeder might get used.

It can be a lot of fun to attract wild birds to a window sill, yet remains just as exciting when you have a window bird feeder in use.

Let's not beat around the bush, birds can make it difficult to feed on a window bird feeder, thus there's no harm in trying if you can at least be patient in the process, while understanding no noise or disturbance is imperative.

Window bird feeders are good to use if only its made to attract all backyard birds, rather than limiting your options by catering to fewer birds than you need to.

What you will use to stick to a glass window is a lightweight, open dish, clear plastic tray that is compatible with any birds who dare to try it. What are the best window bird feeders will be the open tray kind - with an option for individual bird feed compartments.

Fun continuous as there's a choice to actually hang your regular seed, nut or suet bird feeder off a bracket attached to the window with suction cups... if you can believe that.

With that in mind, there is such a thing as specialty window feeders, such as suet cake window feeders or seed window feeders that suspend seed mixes - rather than seeds being open to elements, they are drop fed to birds.

Birds can be tempted to at least feed near the window to hopefully grow in confidence, as you'd have to place all bird food on the window sill. What this can lead to is few birds having the confidence to then use the window bird feeder stuck above the.

And finally, to play it safe I ask you to at least apply some sticky tape to your outside window, as to prevent birds flying into the window.

Bird feeders must be at least 10 feet away from the window to prevent crashing incidents, thus birds being attracted to the window with food can lead to a lot of issues.

Open to all with window tray

How you would successfully attract wild birds to a window bird feeder is with a feeder that is open to all.

That would be a window bird feeder tray that is open to the elements, yet can offer some protection under the roof overhang or if its sunken into window, if it in your favor.

Why use a clear plastic window feeder tray for what would be mostly small common backyard birds to feed is because its less restricting. Birds perch on the rim of this tray with all their favorite bird feed available in the open.

Bear in mind all birds who can investigate your window bird feeder tray have varied diets in the wild, thus will only feed on what they normally eat.

You will then have to use this tray to offer a mix of bird feed only, as to attract as many wild birds to it as possible.

No need to experiment with anything new, as seed mixes will do it with the bonus inclusion of sunflower seeds, in which many birds love them.

Seed eating birds are also nut eating birds, with many others seen to eat peanuts on the feeder. And don't forget to try dried mealworms as they go down well with many insect-eating birds.

Don't offer one of seeds or peanuts when you can mix them both in the window bird feeder tray, to remain flexible with all birds possibly feeding on them all.

Birds that can be attracted to window feeders can be Goldfinches, Bluebirds, Sparrows, Titmice, Chickadees, and even larger, heavier birds like Blue Jays.

Whilst my advice applies mostly to seed, nut or suet eating birds, it is possible to setup a window feeder for hummingbirds. Hummingbird window feeders are is safe to use as long as you continue to remain cautious with hummer safety.

Hang feeders off window bracket

You know what, a standard window bird feeder dish is really all you need to attract what could be Titmice, Sparrows or Finches to your window feeder.

However its worth remember many wild birds won't come to your window sill at all, let alone a bird feeder they can't quite get their heads around, thus a bird feeder that hangs may do the trick.

Did you know a window bird feeder dish can be replaced with normal hanging seed, suet or peanut bird feeders.

That's right, you can take one bird feeder off the bird feeding station, then hang it up off an actual hook on the glass window. Window brackets are applied using the safe suction cups - then the bird feeder can hang as it normally does.

How this will appear is a clear bracket attached to the window with a hook on the end, then any one bird feeder can hang off this lightweight, clear plastic bracket.

If you don't get any nibbles on an open window bird feeder open to all, a normal bird feeder hanging off a window bracket might do it, as its something more familiar to your backyard birds.

Of course safety is paramount with window bird feeders, as its vital you use only a few seeds or peanuts, or a bit of both to keep the weight to a minimum.

Bird feeders that hang can be heavy as is, as a window bird feeder with suction cups can collapse if overstocked, thus its vital to remain vigilant at all times.

Food samples on window sill

I won't lie it can be hard to attract wild birds to your window, let alone to a bird feeder stuck to the window, in which can be unsafe for birds to use - as birds are rarely seen to feed on them for many people.

Rather than go all in with a window bird feeder tray or hanging bird feeder on a bracket, you can try to entice birds to the window that doesn't rely entirely on a bird feeder.

What you will do is use a series of wild bird feed on the window sill, rather than in the feeder.

What birds might do is visit a window sill that remains a safe location to add bird food, yet they don't have to feed out of what can be a difficult to use window feeder.

How this can benefit you by attracting birds to a window bird feeder, is these same birds could be tempted to then perch on the window feeder, to eat up their favorite food. Who knows, if they do it once they might come back to do it again.

Food samples to use on a window sill should really be close to what the birds in your yard feed on in the wild.

And as you are not using a window bird feeder with a maximum weight limit, you can add nuts or seeds, and even experiment with suet cakes placed on the window sill.

Apply safety tape to glass

When attracting birds to a window feeder, danger can before them as birds can be seen to fly into windows.

Windows as seen from the outside can appear if the yard extends deeper, thus birds will fly into the window thinking its still the open air.

To offer bird feed on the actual glass window a few birds may hurt themselves in the process.

Rather than birds hurting themselves, why not be extra cautious when using a window bird feeder, by applying sticky tape to the window. It doesn't have to be tape, it can be children's stickers, decals or even bunting.

Birds will then understand there's a pane of glass between them and the other side of the window, so birds will hopefully not fly into the glass.

For the window decoration to work, play it safe by sticking all this on the outside to avoid any reflection, while favoring waterproof tape or decals for outdoor use.

Tape can be added in a 4-5 inch crisscross to cover more area, while more tape added just like this should be stuck on the whole window, position closed as you can together.

The window bird feeder will use up some space, while the rest of the window can be seen with a miss-match of tape and, or decals.

Now remain very still

How to attract birds to window bird feeders then is with an open top dish tray, along with a bracket with a suction cup to hang additional bird feeders if you have to.

While bird feed can be placed on a window sill to let more birds know here's food present on the window - all this isn't possible if you don't remain quiet.

You see birds can come to a window if this window in question is an undisturbed one.

Don't assume you can add a window bird feeder on the other side of the glass and that's it, with many birds assumed to use it. Birds can be timid and very cautious, thus any movement seen on the inside of the glass is enough to deter birds.

What you must do is remain very still at the time of the day birds are likely to use the window feeder... probably throughout the morning then and well into the afternoon.

Living room windows can be busy with people, pets and the television on, with noise and disturbance continued through the day.

What you can do is move the window bird feeder to a window that is quieter, such as the dining room or kitchen if you don't cook very often. Never use second floor windows to place window bird feeders, as its too high for birds, while being dangerous for you.

To summarize

Make no mistake about it, as you may know it can be hard to get birds to come to a window, let alone any window with bird feed available to all.

How to attract birds to window feeders is with a lot of patience and time on your hands.

However you can begin the process with no time to waste, as birds go hungry they will always need access to seeds, peanuts, suet and even dried mealworms. All of which can be placed on a window bird feeder.

To attract birds to use a window bird feeder, seed mixes that include all kinds of seeds, with sunflower seeds is must as its a lot of birds favorite. Birds love peanuts so they can be thrown in, with dried mealworms replacing insects in the wild.

All this can add up though, thus its vital to keep the weight of the bird feed in a window feeder to the minimum, to prevent the feeder collapsing.

Open up to all common backyard birds as you don't want to restrict use at this point, as its hard enough as it is. Open dish window bird feeders must be used as all birds can access it as they perch on the rim.

Birds can continue to use normal hanging bird feeders near by with an option for you to pull any one of them down... to hang off a lightweight, clear plastic bracket stuck to the window using the reliable yet easy to apply suction cups.

Not all birds can use bird feeders nor will they use a window feeder, but there's no harm in attracting birds to the window sill at least, in hope they will use your window bird feeder in time.

Continue to use their favorite bird feed, while opening up to suet cakes or fat ball on the window sill; whereas this heavier suet of any kind wouldn't be safe to use on a window bird feeder tray.

Now you are all setup its time to remain still and quiet, with the possible chance of tape applied to the window to prevent any crashing accidents.

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