Set a better table for the birds.
Feeders, nest boxes and baths chosen by birders, sorted by the birds they actually bring in. Free standard shipping on orders over $59.
Plate 1 · A two-seed cafeCone-Roof Cafe Feeder, A La Carte
How to read the plate
- Northern cardinal, femaleWarm tan with a coral bill. Pairs usually feed together.
- Northern cardinal, maleWants a wide, flat ledge — the open tray gives him one.
- SafflowerA cardinal favorite that grackles and squirrels mostly ignore.
- Black-oil sunflowerThe one seed nearly every feeder bird will take.
- Cone roofSheds rain and snow, and turns climbing squirrels away.
What’s at the feeder this month
A month-by-month guide for backyards across the eastern United States. Pick a month to see what’s moving through and what to put out.
Deep winter
Fat and open water matter most now. Keep suet stocked for woodpeckers and nuthatches, and keep one bath ice-free with a heater — water is the hardest thing for birds to find in January.
- Suet & Nut Feeders28 items →
- Baths & Water30 items →
Courtship starts
Cardinals and chickadees begin singing on sunny mornings. Put nest boxes up now; chickadees scout cavities weeks before they start building.
- Nest Boxes38 items →
- Seed Feeders60 items →
Bluebirds scouting
Eastern bluebirds return to open lawns and start checking boxes. Clean last year's boxes and add a predator guard before a pair settles in.
- Nest Boxes38 items →
- Poles, Hooks & Baffles24 items →
Hummingbirds on the way
Ruby-throats reach coastal Georgia in mid-March and the Great Lakes by early May. Hang nectar feeders a week before your usual first sighting.
- Hummingbird & Oriole36 items →
- Poles, Hooks & Baffles24 items →
Peak migration
Orioles arrive hungry — set out orange halves and grape jelly the first week of May. Warblers move through the treetops, and a dripper brings them down to eye level.
- Hummingbird & Oriole36 items →
- Baths & Water30 items →
Nestlings everywhere
Parents are hunting protein. Mealworm dishes draw bluebirds, wrens and chickadees; switch to no-melt suet as the days heat up.
- Seed Feeders60 items →
- Suet & Nut Feeders28 items →
Heat and water
A shallow bath is the busiest spot in the yard in July. Refresh it daily and change hummingbird nectar every two to three days.
- Baths & Water30 items →
- Hummingbird & Oriole36 items →
Fledgling season
Young birds follow their parents to the feeders. Goldfinches nest late, so keep nyjer and sunflower hearts full all month.
- Seed Feeders60 items →
- Baths & Water30 items →
Fall movement
Hummingbirds are fueling up for the Gulf crossing — leave feeders up until two weeks after your last visitor. The first juncos and white-throated sparrows arrive.
- Hummingbird & Oriole36 items →
- Seed Feeders60 items →
Winter flocks form
Chickadees, titmice and nuthatches start caching seed. Add a second feeder, and a baffle before the squirrels start their own stockpiling.
- Seed Feeders60 items →
- Poles, Hooks & Baffles24 items →
Set up for winter
Install a bath heater before the first hard freeze, and move feeders within 3 feet of windows or farther than 30 feet to prevent strikes.
- Baths & Water30 items →
- Seed Feeders60 items →
Christmas Bird Count
Count week runs December 14 to January 5. High-energy food — peanuts, suet and black-oil sunflower — carries small birds through long nights.
- Suet & Nut Feeders28 items →
- Seed Feeders60 items →
Start with who you want to see
Every piece in the shop is tagged with the birds it draws. Pick a bird and we’ll show you the feeders, houses and baths that suit it.
Six departments, no filler
We carry hardware only — no seed or nectar mixes — so everything here is built to last for seasons, not weeks.
Seed Feeders
60Tube, hopper, platform and window feeders for sunflower, safflower, nyjer and mixed seed.
Suet & Nut Feeders
28Cages, logs and tail-prop feeders for suet cakes, seed cylinders and whole peanuts.
Hummingbird & Oriole
36Nectar feeders, jelly dishes and fruit feeders for the brightest birds of summer.
Nest Boxes
38Bluebird boxes, wren houses, roosting pockets and bat houses built around the right hole sizes.
Baths & Water
30Pedestal, hanging and deck baths, plus heaters, drippers and solar fountains.
Poles, Hooks & Baffles
24Poles, arms, hooks and squirrel baffles to hang everything where birds, not squirrels, can reach it.Hung, filled and watched in our own yards
Short answers to the questions we get most
Where to hang a feeder
Three feet from the glass or thirty feet away, ten feet from anything a squirrel can jump from, and close enough to cover that birds feel safe.
Read the note Note 02Beating the squirrels
Baffles, spacing and weight-activated ports — what works, what doesn’t, and why hot pepper seed is a last resort.
Read the note Note 03Nest box hole sizes
A quarter inch decides who moves in. The chart we use for wrens, chickadees, bluebirds and swallows.
Read the noteThe Feeder Report
One email a month: what’s migrating through, what to put out, and first word on restocks. No daily sales blasts.
