Dos and Don’ts of Feeder Placement

[adirondacker]

"Finding a Safe Place

Finding the perfect location for a bird feeder is a balancing act between getting the views you want and birds’ safety. Where do you watch birds from? Your patio? A kitchen window? The living room? You can start by limiting the possible area by deciding on a focus zone in the yard.

Next you need to check for known dangers to eliminate unsafe locations within that zone. Ornithologists estimate that millions of birds are killed each year by hitting windows. Window strike mortalities can be reduced by moving your feeders to within 3 feet of the window or greater than 30 feet away."


More of an Excellent article and resource for feeding birds...


http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citsci/take-action/2014/11/dos-and-donts-of-feeder-placement/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=fdd1ecaf95-Cornell_Lab_eNews_2014_12_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-fdd1ecaf95-305420689

[shenmue]

1. Cornell Labs

also makes a birdwatching app.

[Curmudgeoness]

2. What a cool interactive map!

I do it right and didn't even know it! I have my feeders right outside of my kitchen window, and from the map, it appears that my yard is not big enough to get far enough away and still be in my yard......so it is the "closer" placement that I needed.

I also have trees and bushes around that area and the birds do flit all over the branches. Summer hides them well, but even in winter, the bushes look like the brush piles they were talking about.

[adirondacker]

3. Glad you enjoyed! Cornell has the best birding site on the internets IMHO.

I have acres of wooded property, but I find it best to place the feeders close to a couple of smaller windows to avoid them seeing through the french doors located on opposite sides of my house and attempting to take a short cut. It's worked out extremely well for me to have them close rather than in the distant. Even the hairy and downy woodpeckers don't seem to mind my presence a few feet away.

Happy feeding!