Platform bird feeders also can be mounted with suction cups as a window feeder. Really large platform bird feeders have four legs and may sit closer to the ground.Ī bowl or saucer sitting on the railing of your deck is an example of a simple DIY (do it yourself) homemade platform bird feeder. Larger platform feeders are often pole mounted. But a simple solution to protect the bird food from the weather is to add a roof. You could hang a platform feeder under the eaves or carport. That's fine if you live in an area that doesn't get much rain. This allows rainwater to drain through so the food doesn't stay wet. The bottom of the platform feeder is generally a wire mesh. However, the platform feeder will attract the most non-birds and pest birds. Of course, this is true for all bird feeders. Such birds include California Scrub-Jays, Blue Jays, European Starlings, Brown-headed Cowbirds, House Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, American Crows.Īnd the open-to-all design can attract squirrels, rats, raccoons, opossums, skunks, deer, bears, dogs, and probably other non-birds I haven't imagined. As single birds they might not be undesirable, but as flocks (or simply because of their large size) they can take over a feeder, chase the other birds away, and quickly eat all the food. You see, several more undesirable birds may visit your platform feeders. If you offer the right food, you may have Downy Woodpeckers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Gila Woodpeckers. Platform feeders will attract American Goldfinches, Lesser Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, House Finches, Purple Finches, Cassin's Finches, Evening Grosbeaks, and Common Redpolls.Īnd platform bird feeders will also attract Black-capped Chickadees, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Mountain Chickadees, Carolina Chickadees, Oak Titmouses, Tufted Titmouses, White-breasted Nuthatches, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Pygmy Nuthatches, Brown-headed Nuthatches. Of course, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Blue Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Lazuli Buntings, Varied Buntings, Painted Buntings, Northern Cardinals, and similar birds will eat at platform feeders. Also feeding on larger platform feeders will be California Quails, Gambel's Quails, and Bobwhite. Platform bird feeders attract ground-feeding birds like Mourning Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves, Common Ground-Doves, White-winged Doves, and Band-tailed Pigeons. The kinds of birds that especially like platform feeders (depending upon where you live) include sparrows: White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Golden-crowned Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Eastern Towhees, California Towhees, Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows. Platform feeders attract the most kind of birds. You can put in seeds, fruits, bread, pasta, rice, nuts, jelly, peanut butter, anything! You can even add a dish of water, if you wish.īecause of their open and inviting style, this feeder attracts the most birds. And that's the beauty of a platform feeder-you can put any and all kinds of food in the tray. Platform bird feeders are open from the top allowing birds to choose whatever kind of seed or other bird food they wish to eat from whatever you place upon this feeder.Īny kind of bird will be attracted to a platform bird feeder, depending upon what food you offer.
It is basically one step up from spreading seed on the ground. The platform or tray bird feeder is the simplest kind of bird feeder.
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