Prepare Your Yard for Summer Bird Feeding

Summer can be dismissed as a time when birds don't need feeders, but step outside and you’ll quickly see the opposite. Backyards bustling with nesting adults, hungry fledglings and molting birds require extra protein, fats and calcium, making your feeders more important than ever.

Keep your feeders filled all summer for a front-row seat to the bird feeding fun. Watch goldfinches glow in breeding plumage, hummingbirds zip by and young birds clumsily practice their feeding skills. Support summer visitors with high-quality foods like Nesting SuperBlend®, suet, Bark Butter®, mealworms and nectar. Add multiple feeders to reduce crowding and attract a wider variety of species. You’ll give birds the boost they need and enjoy a backyard buzzing with life.

Also, don't forget to listen to the WBU Nature Centered Podcast, Episode 58 (Encore Presentation): Don't Stop Now! Perks of Summer Feeding. Some people choose to not feed in the summer, but what are they missing? A whole lot it turns out. John and Brian make a case for helping your birds by providing key supplemental nutrition, as well as attracting more birds and seeing behaviors you’d otherwise miss. Click the Natured Centered podcast link on the left side of the page to listen.