Roll Out the Welcome Mat

Spring is here and we’re on our way back home to your yard. Give us a warm reception by taking the following steps:

1. Do a little spring cleaning on our birdhouses
We don’t like a messy house as much as the next. But more importantly, it’s unsafe. A birdhouse with last season’s old nesting material can also contain some unwanted houseguests: harmful parasites.

2. Offer a welcome home dinner
And when I say dinner, I mean an all-you-can-eat buffet. We’re hungry! Our favorite yards are the ones packed full of sunflower seeds, peanuts, nyjer, millet, suet, etc.

3. Protect us from ourselves
Spring fighting is inevitable as we compete for our mate. We can even get so out of control we attack our own reflection! To protect us from flying into your windows, please add some decals or tape strips to the glass. And, if you could mount our homes away from any glass areas, that would be great.

4. Run a bath for us
It’s been a long trip. We need fresh water. We’re tired of scrounging around for unfrozen water sources during the winter months. Your birdbath is heaven for us. And if you add an electric heater…that’s even better!