Our Favorite Birdhouses & Bird Feeders

Attract birds to your backyard!

A healthy, diverse habitat is essential for birds to thrive, along with birdhouses for shelter/nesting and food such as seeds, berries, or insects in the wild or seed & suet at bird feeders.

Listed below are a few of our favorite birdhouses and feeders that will attract many feathered visitors to your backyard in every season.

BIRDHOUSES

‘NATURE CREATIONS’: Handcrafted folk art birdhouses are created in Southeastern Illinois from repurposed wood and recycled metal ornaments. Each birdhouse is unique and can be used as decoration indoors or hung outside for birds to use. Choose from many designs such as churches, schoolhouses, farmhouses, country stores, classic birdhouses & more.

WOODLINK Hanging Wren House: The Hanging Wren House has a traditional diamond shape, easy open base and one 1 1/8-inch entrance hole. It’s an excellent way to attract small birds such as wrens and chickadees. Having wrens near the garden is an efficient way to keep insects in check and gain a healthier garden. This design provides a perfect nesting spot for Wrens and the lack of a perch discourages sparrows. The floor is removable for seasonal cleaning. Fully assembled and ready to hang with the attached jute rope hanger.

WILD WOOLIES: Whimsical, Wild Woolie Felt birdhouses are handcrafted from all-natural sheep’s wool by Fair Trade artisans. Rain naturally shed from them and quickly air dries. Use indoors for decoration or outdoors as a functioning birdhouse for small songbirds such as chickadees, wrens, finches, nuthatches and bluebirds.

COVESIDE Conservation Products: COVESIDE products manufacture habitats for every species of cavity nesting bird in North America… Plus, bats, bees, butterflies, squirrels, as well as complete assortment of feeders. The designs of the houses are accurate for each species, easy to clean, well-insulated and provided with proper drainage. The wildlife habitats and many bird feeders are crafted of custom milled, sustainably grown Eastern White Pine. Handcrafted in Maine.

-Slant-front Bluebird House (upright): This design is popular because it discourages cats and other predators. Since the bottom tapers, less nesting material is needed. The front opens easily for observation and cleaning. Mount this box high on a post so that potential occupants can be easily observed from a distance.
Habitat: Bluebirds enjoy open woodlands, fields, and farmlands with scattered trees.

-Observation Bluebird House (upright): Use as an educational tool for kids! View the bluebirds without disturbing them. This nest box has a Plexiglas panel to keep birds safe while birdwatching, but it slides out easily for cleaning.
Habitat: Bluebirds like open woodlands and farmlands with scattered trees.

-Window Nesting Box: This birdhouse attaches to a window so you can watch the nesting process from close range. The two suction cups provide stable mounting. Simply install the birdhouse, and observe the nest building, egg laying and chick hatching from within your home. It’s an easy project to get kids involved with nature.

BIRD FEEDERS

MR. BIRD: Mr. Bird offers tasty and nutritious seed and/or nut combinations to feed your favorite backyard birds! Seed cylinders and blocks are easy to hang, and their recipe won’t melt in summer’s heat.

Cylinders: Small or large seed blend cylinders or blocks of Mr. Bird suet formulas below:

Wild Bird Feast: Premium seed and tree nuts make these seed cakes irresistible to birds. Contains tree nuts, black oil sunflower, sunflower hearts, and a dash of white millet. No mess and never melts.

Safflower Feast: 100% safflower. Attract cardinals, grosbeaks & house finches. Squirrels, grackles, sparrows, and starlings generally DON’T like safflower seeds.

Flaming Hot Feast: For birds ONLY! The seed blend of sunflower hearts, peanuts, golden safflower & mealworms will attract birds, but the added hot pepper keeps squirrels away. (This product contains a strong eye, nose, and skin irritant (hot pepper). Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling and keep out of reach of children.)

Burning Love: Made from sunflower hearts only. These EXTRA hot and spicy cylinders and blocks will attract birds but keep squirrels away. (This product contains a strong eye, nose, and skin irritant (hot pepper). Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling and keep out of reach of children.

Bugs, Nuts & Fruit: A delectable feast for an amazing variety of wild birds. This formula is sure to attract your favorite feathered friends with its fantastic blend of mealworms, pecans, sunflower hearts, raisins, and cranberries. BUG APPETIT!

Woodpecker Feast: A feast of tree nuts, peanuts, raisins, and black oil sunflower keeps these fascinating birds coming back for more. Contains many rich foods that woodpeckers love.

Cylinder holders: Mr. Bird offers small or large size EZ Feeder Holder for Cylinder and NeatFeeder Wire Cake Baskets. For most bird variety, fill holders with a selection of Mr. Bird combinations above.

WOODLINK: Woodlink manufactures recycled plastic ‘Going Green’ bird feeders and birdhouses, as well as a traditional line of cedar bird feeders, houses & accessories.

‘Going Green’ Recycled Bird Feeders and Platform Feeders (hanging): ‘Going Green’ feeders and platform trays use many renewable or recycled materials that are create from up to 90% post-consumer, recycled plastic. Platform and tray feeders attract larger birds such as cardinals, doves, blue jays, and blackbirds. Because platform feeders can be mounted, hung from a tree branch, or positioned at ground level, they offer birds more room to eat. Also, platform feeders offer many types of food such as jelly, suet, nuts, fruit, mealworms, seeds, or berries.

• Powder-coated, metal screen bottom allows for drainage.
• Sturdy screw construction
• Hanging cable included
• Made in the USA.

BIRDS CHOICE: The Birds Choice line of professional feeders & birdhouses was founded on innovation and design with patented components and constructed for optimum performance. Add in the recycled poly-lumber construction… guaranteed never to fade, crack, or split.

Spruce Creek Collection: These bird feeder from Birds Choice are named after the famous Spruce Creek Trail, a favorite among birdwatcher.

• Made in the USA.
• Natural Teak
• Constructed with durable recycled plastic
• Recycled plastic is guaranteed not to crack, split or fade.
• Powder-coated aluminum screen provides excellent drainage to keep seeds dry & fresh.
• Nylon rope for hanging
• Brass hardware
• Anodized aluminum hinge makes roof easy to open for filling and cleaning.

Woodpecker Feeder: Give the birds in your backyard a nutritious treat with a suet feeder. The Bird’s Choice feeder is designed especially for woodpeckers so they can brace their longer tails while they feed. Made of recycled plastic and milk jugs and a suet cover that is a coated metal grid. It’s durable for any weather and good for the environment. Included with a ready-to-hang cable. To refill the feeder, simply open the top.

Squirrel Busting Bird Feeders: Better birdwatching! The Brome Squirrel Buster Bird Feeders are very effective against both red and gray squirrels. The opening in the bottom section aligns with the seed ports to provide only smaller bird access to the seed. The seed ports close when heavier birds or squirrels attempt to use it. This feeder keeps squirrels out… without harming them. (Classic, Plus, Legacy, Nut Feeder, Suet, Standard & Finch feeders)

Glass Hummingbird Feeders: Offer tiny hummingbirds the extra energy needed for summertime activities. Fill with nectar and watch them fly in!

Pinch-Waist Glass Hummingbird Feeder: Holds 8 ounces of nectar, has four red ‘flower’ feeding ports with perches and bee guards. Easy to fill and easy to clean.

Perky Pet Vintage Hummingbird Feeder: The Cranberry Hobnob glass feeder is a light pink glass feeder… ready to hang near a flower garden.

• Don’t forget to include the All-natural Sweet-nectar Hummingbird Concentrate or Ready-to-Use nectar. Dye-free, wildflower infused, made with cane sugar & fortified with calcium.

Droll Yankees Feeder: For over 40 years, Droll Yankees has produced its bird feeders in New England, where American workers can control Droll Yankees’ high quality manufacturing standards, improve design innovations and use premium materials such as powder-coated metal and UV-stabilized polycarbonate seed tubes. (Clever Clean & Fill, B-72 Classic, B-7F Classic, Finch Sock & more.)

Feeds birds, not squirrels! Here are a few of our Squirrel-proof, Droll Yankee feeder favorites: Yankee Flipper, Whipper & Tipper Bird Feeders, and the Ring Pull Tube Finch Feeder.

Oriole Feeders: In early spring, when Orioles start to migrate to our area, be ready with orange Oriole feeders and nectar… Orioles need plenty of energy and the best bird feeders lure them with orange halves, tasty jelly and/or liquid nectar. Choose from the Oriole-Fest Oriole Feeder, made from high-impact polycarbonate construction; Droll Yankee or Woodlink glass nectar feeders and the Jelly/Jam Flight-line feeder.…all are easy to fill, clean and are dishwasher safe.

• Don’t forget the ready-to-use, Perky-Pet Oriole nectar and/or grape jelly.

BIRD FEEDING TIP: 

What seed attracts the most birds?
Sunflower seeds! However, birds thrive on many types of seeds and nuts such as sunflower, safflower, Nyjer or thistle, white proso millet, golden or red millet, shelled & cracked corn, peanuts, flax, and more.