Platform Feeders Attract More Birds

These birds were found in my Topeka Kansas yard on Nov 4, 2018.

My favorite method for serving sunflower seeds is with a hanging platform feeder as it attracts ground feeding birds as well as birds that feed in trees. I made this feeder but similar ones can be purchased. I placed a link for a similar feeder in the video description.

Here we have a female cardinal, note the crest and the brown color. The smaller streaked bird is a house finch. Listen for the red-bellied woodpecker and the white throated sparrow.

I believe this is an Oregon dark-eyed junco. Note the dark head, brown back, and reddish brown sides. The Oregon race is normally found in the west but a few do venture east.

Here we have a slate colored dark-eyed junco. This is a male as it is all gray except for its white underside. The slate colored junco is our most widespread race and winters all over the United States.

What a nice surprise to see a white-throated sparrow. I don’t see these that often except during migration. But some do stay here in the winter.

This female cardinal sure doesn’t seem to want to share with this female house sparrow.

She isn’t too keen on sharing with this black capped chickadee either.

Remember to place your feeder near cover so the birds can easily escape predators. And don’t forget a predator guard.

*Similar Items in video*

Platform Feeder: https://amzn.to/2REUaTT

Baffle: https://amzn.to/2t1dAZw

Shepherd’s hook: https://amzn.to/2MyqtSQ