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Summer Feeding

Birds flock to your bird feeders in the winter months as they need food to survive, there is little other food to be found during the winter months. During the summer months, your bird feeder is still a major portion of the wild bird eating habits.

During the summer months, you may find that your food is lasting a little longer, but the birds will continue to thrive around the habitat that you are creating in your backyard. Because the birds feel safe near the bird feeder, as this a place where predators and elements of nature can't harm them as often, they will perch in the trees, bushes and in the backyard all summer long.

What can you expect in the spring and summer months from the birds that visit your feeder? You can expect your birds to feed a little less, as the insects are more prevalent at this time of year.

You can still watch birds from your windows in the early morning or in the mid afternoons. After feedings, birds will take flight for exercise and a little adventure.

In the spring and summer months you can expect that mother birds are going to build nests that are relatively close to the habitat of the feeder that you have set up. Nests can often be found in the trees, shrubs, and in bushes near where you have your bird feeder hanging. If you were to build a platform or install a birdhouse near the feeder, the birds that feed from your feeder will build a nest.

During the summer, it will remain important to keep your bird feeders full. Mothering birds in your backyard may need an extra boost of food as they feed their young and are unable to leave the nest for long. Having bird feeders through the spring and summer helps those birds who are too sickly to get their own food survive a little longer no matter what time of the year it is.

In the seasons when it is warm out and you are keeping your birds happy with a full feeder, you will have to be careful about your birdseed. During the hot and humid months, the seed can cause insects and pests to be attracted to the feed. Keep your bird seed and feed in a sealed container or at least in a shady cool

Feeding the wild birds in the spring and summer months is a sure fire way to make sure your birds will stay through the winter months, as they will learn to rely on your food source.