Backyard Problem Solvers

Many of your favorite birds will enjoy Safflower, yet Starlings, Grackles and squirrels typically don't. Offer safflower gradually, mixing it with the seed blends you currently provide, or go "cold turkey" replacing all current food options with Safflower. Give it a little time and it will become a favorite dining spot for all kinds of birds, including Cardinals, House Finches, Nuthatches, Chickadees and some woodpeckers! 

Safflower 20 lb. bag

Take delight not only in seeing the finches, chickadees and other colorful birds you enjoy, but also in frustrating the squirrels, grackles, pigeons and starlings. With our On Guard™ cages, you control the size of bird that dines at your feeder. They allow small birds to go in and out to get their seed but stop larger birds and animals from entering. Our cages will fit most tube-style feeders.

On Guard Cages

The Eliminator™ allows you to stop squirrels from eating your seed. Featuring unique, weight-sensitive technology, the feeder's seed ports are closed when a squirrel touches the perch ring. You can set the sensitivity level to also exclude large birds such as pigeons, doves, grackles and starlings. It's easy to hang, holds about three quarts of seed and is backed with a limited lifetime guarantee.

The Eliminator

How to Prepare Your Yard for Spring

With the right additions, your yard can be even more attractive to visiting birds.

Bird Feeding Stations

Adding a WBU Advanced Pole System® bird feeding station with new feeders can help attract more birds to your yard. More feeders, spread farther apart, can reduce overcrowding and help lessen birds’ stress.

Also, by offering new or different foods in your new feeders, you’ll attract a greater variety of birds to your yard.

Bird Baths

Birds need water to keep their feathers in top-flight condition and for good insulation on cool spring nights. Add a bird bath to attract more birds including those who don't typically eat bird seed.

Clean your bird bath with a 10% bleach solution. Rinse thoroughly and allow to completely dry. Refill with fresh water at least twice a week.

Nesting

During spring clean-up, help your birds by allowing some natural nesting materials such as small twigs, leaf mulch, pine needles, bark strips and moss to remain.  Consider hanging a WBU Nesting Ball.  Offer calcium-rich foods like our new Nesting SuperBlend, SuperSuet and Bark  Butter products.