Let it cool and pour into feeder. Don't use red coloring, Sanchez said, because it contains dye that could possibly be dangerous. Colored feeders will attract hummingbirds and once they find it ...

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Western Tanagers eat seed and squabble at a bird feeder.Courtesy of Ann Ramsey “The last Tanager I was was in 2011. So it was such a treat to wake up and see them right on my deck,” Ramsey said.

Birds will find your feeders even if you put them out later. Feeding hummingbirds is fairly easy, Oakley says. Do: create food using one part sugar dissolved in four parts water.

As birds flock to feeders and compete with each other for seeds, a group of ornithologists have discovered that the feathered creatures follow a pecking order.

“Bird feeders are basically the kitchens and dining rooms of our backyards,” said Jordan Rutter, ABC’s director of public relations. “It would be hard for us to imagine not washing our dishes.

Birds love to eat a lot of things, and oats are one of them. Are oats good for them, though? Why do they like them? Here are all your oat questions, answered.