It’s that time of year again when the grackles and starlings show up, invade feeders, and scare other birds away. Luckily, we have some tips to at least help reduce their numbers at your feeders! These birds really like sunflower seeds and peanuts. It’s a good time to switch to feeding seeds they don’t like … Read more
And P is for patience. If you want to get rid of Grackles and Starlings – and I know many of you do – the most important element you need (for both success and your sanity), is patience. The frustration caused by these two birds is real. We’ve addressed it several times over the years … Read more
It’s hard to believe but hummingbird season is coming soon! We recommend having your feeders out by the end of April, or 1st of May as this is usually when we start to see the first ones coming through. We carry many types of feeders but we really love the saucer style feeders from Aspects. … Read more
With March Break coming up, I’m hearing many parents’ concerns about kids and screen time while away from school. Here’s my two cents: Having worked at Peterborough Green-Up for thirteen years, I had lots of involvement with Ecology Park and never tired of seeing kids experience nature. Playing at the creek, they’d fish little creatures … Read more
One of our more popular items in the shop are these really easy “grab ‘n go” bird feeders. These logs come in fresh every week from our supplier in Newmarket ON. They’re about 3lbs of compressed bird seed, with four different kinds to choose from. All of them have lots of peanuts & sunflower seeds, … Read more
It’s so cold outside! Now is the time to feed the birds hulled sunflower seeds, hulled peanuts and suet! Fresh really matters, which is why the suet we carry is made and delivered to us every week. We have a variety of different ‘flavours’ containing treats like fruit, mealworms and lots of nuts and seeds. … Read more
The only certainties in life, it has long been said, are death and taxes. We can add to that: Discussions around suet and birds. Detailed debates include most affordable / flavours birds love best / safest and cleanest / how to discourage starlings from gobbling the entire supply in one go. (See bottom of this … Read more
Are your goldfinches packing their migratory bags, have they already headed south or are they only changing into winter clothing? The answer could be any or all of the above. Adult male in pre-breeding plumage, April 2025/photo credit: David M A O’Neill from Facebook The American Goldfinch (AGOL) spends the entire breeding season (May … Read more
On today’s episode Brenda is talking about some of the specialized bird seed, blends, and the feeders you can use to attract certain birds. The American Goldfinch is one of our favourite year-round birds. To keep them happy we have a blend of their most loved seeds called NiChip. It includes Niger seed and chips … Read more
With birds migrating south to winter homes, and starlings and grackles pretty much gone, now is a good time to make seasonal changes to your bird feeding routine. Something that new bird watchers may not know is something veteran birders have known for years (and that squirrels don’t particularly like): White millet. A grass seed … Read more