For birds to survive in the winter they need to bulk up on protein. Protein helps birds build a natural insulation from the cold. Bird seed and suet cakes are an excellent source of protein for birds. Wolf Hill Garden Center offers a variety of bird seed, suet, feeders, as well as bird houses for birds to survive the winter months of New England. Black oil sunflower seed is a favorite among birds and provides a plentiful supply of protein and fat. Don't forget the ground feeding birds like morning doves, cardinals, and white-throated sparrows. They prefer a feeder that is slightly off the ground and safe.
Wolf Hill sells top quality "NO FILLERS" bird seed
- Nyjer (Thistle) seed and feeders will attract Goldfinches, purple finches, juncos, redpolls, sparrows, siskins, chickadees, doves, house finches, and towhees
- Wild Bird seed and feeders will attract cardinals, woodpeckers, doves, nuthatches, titmice, buntings, carolina wrens, siskins, grosbeaks, jays, sparrows, chickadees, purple finches, and towhees.
BIRD HOUSES
Wolf Hill has a variety of bird houses for extra protection for your birds.
Featuring "La Petite Chalet" houses and feeders
La Petite Chalet
These bird feeders feature a seed director at the base of the feeder to ensure complete seed usage along with metal feed ports to provide squirrel protection. All seed feeders are made with heavy die-cast metal parts and clear UV stabilized polycarbonate tubes. Aspects' Seed Tube Feeders come with a Lifetime Guarantee.
BLUEBIRD HOUSES
Elegant design for any personal style. Made of natural-red wood. Removable roof for easy cleaning. Also available in this style, bird feeders. Visit a Wolf Hill near you today.
60 Turnpike Road
Ipswich, MA 01938
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104 Eastern Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Bird Seed & Bird Feeders
General Bird Feeding Tips:
Placement – Birds feel vulnerable when out in the open, so try to place your feeder near a bush or a tree. It can take up to a couple of months for birds to adjust to a new feeder. When possible, put your new feeder near an old one, keeping both full of seed until the birds become familiar with the new one.
Food – Black Oil Sunflower is the most preferred seed. Thistle (Nyjer) is popular with finches, and unpopular with most others. It provides relief for finches when other birds monopolize the sunflower seed, and does not attract squirrels. Cardinals, chickadees, titmice and nuthatches like safflower, but starlings, sparrows, blackbirds and squirrels don’t like it. Nectar packets can be purchased and mixed with water for hummingbirds, and is taken by as many as fifty other nectar eaters, including orioles and woodpeckers.
Water – Birds need a supply of water year round. In winter a birdbath heater will keep ice from forming in sub freezing temperatures. Some very enjoyable activity will take place at the birdbath.
When – Year round feeding of wild birds gives year round pleasure. Although winter has always been the traditional time to feed the birds, there are many reasons to continue through all the seasons. The birds also benefit in the spring when food stores are at their lowest and energy is spent nesting and raising young. In summer you’ll watch the young initiated to feeders by parents. You’ll also see plumage changes, like the dramatic transformation of the goldfinch.
Bird Seed Storage – Store seed in a cool, dry place in a sealed container that rodents can’t enter. Mice can carry and spread some bird diseases without being affected themselves.
Cleaning – Keeping your feeders clean is a very important part of bird feeding. Bacteria and disease are spread through bird droppings on feeders, seed, and on hulls bellow the feeder. Damp feed and debris can cultivate fungus.
- Sanitize feeders regularly with a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and hot water, more often in hot and humid weather. DO NOT USE HARSH CHEMICALS.
- Discard wet or moldy food. Disinfect any containers or scoops used to handle it.
- Rake, shovel or shop-vac seed debris from beneath feeder on a regular basis to prevent the growth of mold and bacteria and to deter rodents.
- Overcrowding at feeders is a key factor in spreading disease. Provide additional feeders if overcrowding occurs.
- Nectar feeders should be cleaned every few days. Replace any nectar that becomes cloudy immediately.
Squirrels – These natural acrobats will jump 6 -8 feet to get on your feeder. Position feeders away from buildings, tree trunks and the ground. We a few different squirrel baffles; and also carry seed trays to protect pole mounted feeders.
By Siobhan O'Donoghue
Information from www.drollyankees.com
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NOW is the time to start feeding the birds; put out a fresh feeder with new seed, and they will know to come back throughout the year for a solid food source. Come on in, check out our assortment of feeders, and grab some seed. We carry a wide assortment of Aspects Inc. feeders, Lyric high quality birdseed with no added fillers, and suet cakes, along with suet feeders. Watching birds feed from feeders can be great winter entertainment, as you rest indoors with a fire keeping you warm.
