r/Birdfy

Any one interested Sams Club has a seasonal stock of the Brown Metal Birdfy Feeders for $126, they normally sell for $220 on the Birdfy website. If you get in store it should be by electronics, that’s where they are at mine.

https://www.samsclub.com/ip/19975608145

Hi fellow birders! I’m a bit new to this hobby and I set up my new birdfy feeder about a week ago. In the days since set up I have an overwhelming amount of House Sparrow’s (and their fledglings) attending my feeder, but ZERO other species. I know sparrows are known to be fairly aggressive birds so maybe this is a deterrent for other birds? Does anyone have any tips, advice, or suggestions to attract other birds?

I’m using black oil sunflower seeds, located on Vancouver Island. Bird pics for tax!

they are so evil i love them😂

Hey folks, recently one of our sub members, through absolutely no fault of their own, lost 3 nestling chickadees due to heatstroke during hot weather - incredibly tragic because they were healthy & ready to fledge. I wanted to make a simple list of suggestions as to how you can minimize the risk of nestlings dying during hot summer weather. The inside of a nest box is usually 10 - 15 degrees hotter than the outside temperature, meaning temperatures that get to the mid 80s see a nest box at around 100 degrees - extremely dangerous for baby birds. The good news is you can mitigate this in a number of ways, I'll list them below & please use any that could be of benefit in your particular situation.

• When choosing a box look for a thick wooden nestbox that has ample ventilation & no dark colors. The best ive seen is the "Kettle Moraine cedar super bluebird box" for example.

• Placement: Look to place nest boxes somewhere with afternoon shade if possible.

• Nest boxes with dark colors - nest boxes that have any dark colors will trap excessive heat. Any part of your box that is dark should be painted white using a low voc exterior paint. If you own a dark colored nestbox please voice your concerns to the manufacturers - these are killing birds during summer months when it's so easily prevented by offering light colored designs instead.

• umbrellas 🌂 : You can shade your birdhouse by rigging up an umbrella to the back- uv reflecting umbrellas work best to deflect heat (choose a light colored one) & can be strapped on using bungee ties or drilled in using brackets. An even simpler way to provide shade is to purchase a patio umbrella with its own stand & have that shading the bird house.

• Gel ice packs: On days where temperatures get to over 80 degrees (which would be 95 degrees inside of the bird house) simply place an ice pack on the roof of the house - or even a bag of frozen peas or veg would work.

If anyone has further information to add that can help reduce birds dying from heat related stress please add your suggestions & what's worked for you.

I'm so upset. I think I have lost another chick. It's been in the 90s the last 2 days and it has been in this corner for an hour. The other 2 have moved around, panting.

Has anyone had a squirrel do this to their hummee extension? Unfortunately this is the only place I can put my feeder (on a tree) so the squirrels get into the feeder and I normally don’t care but I’m very unimpressed cause I don’t think I can get replacements

The guy goes to work all day long and still has to come back and feed Mama!