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When you feed birds in a big way year-round like I do, you find there is no perfect year-round arrangement of bird feeders. Sometimes you need to reassess things and move a feeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bird population in the yard is not stagnant. Some birds stick around with a fairly predictable daily schedule. Others are only here for a season and then migrate out again. Some stop by for a day or two and move on. And yet more discover the bird feeder buffet and become new regulars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some changes in the bird population don’t make a big impact, while others change the whole dynamic of the yard. That is when I find myself moving feeders around again to find the perfect setup for the new situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Stokes Select Combo Tube Feeder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One example is this feeder that hung on my back steps for several years. It is a very large (9.7″ x 17.7″) open mesh tube feeder that holds a ton of seed. I bought at a local home improvement store (Lowes) years ago. (Note: I believe that this feeder was identified under the “Garden Treasures” name when I purchased it years ago, but the feeder is currently sold as the “Stokes Select Combo Feeder”<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stokes Feeder Advantages . . . and Downsides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Standing in the store, my thought was that because it holds so much seed (ten pounds), I wouldn’t have to fill it very often. It is divided into two vertical chambers so you can fill it with two types of seed if you like. And it is made of steel, so it is very durable. Although not squirrel proof, squirrels that get on it at least can’t chew through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got it home, I found there were a few downsides I hadn’t considered. First, because it is so darn big and holds so much seed, it is very heavy when full. You need a thick sturdy tree branch to hold it without the branch breaking. And it’s too heavy to hang on a shepherd’s hook pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, although this turned out not to be a problem with the safflower seed I use, I worried that the open mesh design would expose the seed to moisture from rain and snow more than an enclosed plastic tube feeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Update:<\/em><\/strong> After using this feeder for well over five years, the central threaded support rod and cap became stripped. This means there is no longer a way to hang the feeder. Despite what seems like a design flaw, I decided to replace it with another one because the cardinals have loved it so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting Feeder On Back Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So I thought about it and hung this feeder over my back steps where there is an overhang to protect it from the worst of the rain. And here, it could be hung securely from the overhang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When filled with sunflower seed, I soon had squirrels climbing over the roof and dangling on it. I spent the first winter banging on the back door window to shoo them away repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought the little dome type baffle you see in the picture above, but quickly learned that this type is useless as a squirrel baffle<\/a>. It’s more a mini umbrella than a baffle. So I switched to safflower seed, which at that point the squirrels weren’t eating, and at first they mostly left it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak on the Feeder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When Feeder Location is a Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being close to the back door, not all birds were comfortable visiting this feeder. Coming outside or even walking past the door’s window too quickly would startle some and make others wary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Finches were the most common visitors with the occasional Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee or Carolina Wren. When four pairs of Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks visited the yard in the spring for a week or so, they eventually got brave enough to visit this feeder. But they mostly preferred other feeders further out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, this is a nice location for a few reasons. First, it really is pretty protected from a lot of weather. So it became very popular during winter storms or heavy rains, where they could eat out of wet weather. In drier times, it would only be used sporadically when there was no room at other feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, it is nice to have at least one feeder that isn’t buried in snow during heavy weather. Between it and a ground platform feeder underneath<\/a>, I had time to have a cup of coffee before going out to dig out the other feeders for the winter crowd of birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, I often like to sit on the back step to bird watch. When I’m sitting there right next to the feeder, it blocks them from it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Tray Provides Extra Access to the Seed<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Messy Birds, Messy Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One spring brought a bumper crop of House Finches, expanding our usual flock quite a bit. Once they began to fledge, they were eagerly eating at every feeder all the time, including this one. Which is fine. But.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feeder has six metal ports with sturdy perches and then a shallow tray encircling the bottom. There are a few small openings at the base of the feeder where seed can spill out into the tray, letting more birds perch around the bottom to eat. This is a good thing because seed doesn’t settle inside at the bottom of the feeder to rot. And it allows additional birds to eat. But seed can spill from the filled tray if a bird makes a sloppy landing or moves around a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally this hasn’t been a big problem, with just a little spillage mostly caught by a ground platform feeder underneath. But this crop of birds were the messiest feeder birds I’ve seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being fledglings, they were a bit clumsy and prone to quivering wings. When done while sitting along the bottom tray, this caused a lot of seed to go tumbling over the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spilling some seed onto the ground is normal with feeders. Ground feeding birds (and squirrels) will happily pick up the excess. But this crowd was dumping about a third of the seed (uneaten) on the ground each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Cardinals and Mourning Doves filled the area below to eat it. But it still was making a huge mess on my back steps. Sweeping it several times a day got old. And it is a pain to figure out what to do with a mix of empty shells and perfectly good dry seed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Feeder with New Erva Baffle Moved to Front Yard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Moving Feeder Further Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So things had to change. I went back to my local bird store (Mother Nature’s in Columbia MD<\/a>) and bought yet another Erva Squirrel baffle<\/a> to to serve as a wider weather guard on this feeder and to discourage squirrel incursions. (I love these baffles!<\/a>) (2024 Note: Mother Nature’s has just converted to a Wild Birds Unlimited Store.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I moved it around to the front of the house to hang from a thick crab apple tree branch. Although we had a lot of rain I have happily found that the safflower seed in it has been just fine. Squirrels are often found under this feeder but I haven’t seen them actually on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The birds watched me move the feeder and got on it within minutes of my walking away and have been happy there ever since. Did I just move the mess to a different location? Sort of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a day or two there was still a lot of spilled seed under the feeder, keeping it popular with the ground feeding birds. But the House Finch horde has since calmed down. The young ones seem to be learning to eat a bit more neatly, so things are back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they probably miss the more protected location during rain storms, I think they like being further from the house. Here they are less likely to be interrupted. So this feeder is now used more consistently than it was when it was on the back steps. And back steps are now much cleaner and we aren’t constantly tracking bird seed into the kitchen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feeder has a new home . . . for now. My feeling is that you let things be if they are working but you need to be willing to make adjustments when things change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/em><\/strong>: The seed you put in a feeder makes a big difference. Check out my post on Choosing Seed For Backyard Birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on Putting Up A New Feeder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Will Birds Find My Feeders?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds Not Coming to Feeders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to Put Bird Feeders: Spread Them Out!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting a Ground Feeder on a Pole<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to Hang a Suet Feeder?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Many Feeders Do I Need?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to Hang a Suet Feeder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Hang a Feeder With a Hook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Feeders Attract Which Birds?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birdseed & Binoculars Bird Feeder Reviews<\/a> (Click on this link to see the blog stream filtered to show only my bird feeder reviews.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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