Get Everything You Need to Attract Hummingbirds and Orioles
Imagine Mom starting her day with the energetic buzz of hummingbirds darting around. Or, think of her morning filled with the sight of stunning orioles as they flaunt their beautiful feathers. This Mother's Day give the gift of bird feeding. Now is the perfect time to attract a bouquet of birds like hummingbirds, orioles and many more. Shop now for everything you need to help Mom create a thriving bird feeding paradise.
New! Fiery Feast is now available in 20 lb. bags. Pick up in-store or shop online!
Feeding the birds is fun, but sometimes those pesky squirrels and other critters can put a damper on things. That's why we offer the widest variety of hot pepper bird foods available anywhere, including our exclusive Fiery Feast® blend. Birds love it, but the critters will shy away. Shop our hot pepper foods and keep the critters away from your bird feeders.
Throw a Party for Your Cardinals. We'll Bring the Confetti!
Whether your yard is covered with a beautiful blanket of snow or it's just a drab winter's day, a visit from a Northern Cardinal always brightens the mood. Offer our exclusive Cardinal Confetti™ Blend formulated to attract cardinals, Pyrrhuloxia, and a variety of other birds. It's loaded with high-fat seeds, Bark Butter® Bits, dried mealworms and peanuts. Shop now for foods and feeders from our Cardinal Collection and get the party started!
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MAY NATURE HAPPENINGS
- Orioles return this month and begin nesting. Get feeders, nectar, jelly and fruit out early.
- Get up early one morning and listen to male birds sing proclaiming their territory as well and announcing their presence to females. This is the “Dawn Chorus”.
- • Check out nesting boxes to see what songbirds are building nests or laying their eggs ~ Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, Bluebirds, House Wrens or Tree Swallows. There is still time to put up a nesting box for nesting season.
- Keep a watchful eye for the English sparrow (House Sparrow) aggressively taking over Bluebird and Tree Swallow nesting boxes.
- Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned Hawk migration at its peak early in month. Take a road trip to Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania.
- Northern Mockingbirds can be heard singing through the night into early summer.
- Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are back building strength from their arduous migration from Central America. Keep the nectar feeders filled!
- Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Wood Thrushes, Indigo Buntings, and Chimney Swifts return, plus the mimic thrushes ~ Grey Catbirds and Brown Thrashers.
- Sub-adult Purple Martins return to establish new colonies early in month. There is still time to put up Purple Martin houses.
- Nesting materials are being collected, put out some cotton batting, dog hair or nesting balls.
- Look for Cedar Waxwing pairs passing a flower petal, berry, or insect back and forth as a courtship behavior.
- Watch for the male Cardinal to feed the female as part of their courtship behavior.
- Chickadees and titmice become scarce at feeders as they nest and raise their young.
- Pink Lady Slippers, Painted Trillium, and Bunchberry are in bloom.
- Poison Ivy is blooming. Watch for it in flower gardens.
- Monarch Butterflies have arrived and are laying eggs on milkweed plants.
- Yearling Black Bears leave their mothers to find a new home now through July, becoming major nuisances in neighborhoods.
- Before mowing the lawn, walk around your yard to see if there are any rabbit nesting spots. They are usually evident by dead patches of grass.
- Check dead trees before cutting them down for squirrel nests.
- Painted and Snapping Turtles are moving to dry land to lay their eggs; look for them while driving as they cross highways and back roads. If possible give them an assist ~ but only in the direction they are traveling.