Wild Bird Center of Colorado Springs Colorado

The traditional suet feeder is a small wire cage, which may be hung or mounted on a pole system, suspended from a branch, or attached to the sides of a hopper feeder. Other suet feed include logs and pinecones. A suet feeder can attract a wide variety of birds, including birds that do not eat seed. It is a great way to attract woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, jays, and bushtits.

You may not want to attract Starlings and magpies, two birds that are particularly fond of suet. Our feeder of the month discourages these birds. The birds that will eat the suet from the upside down style of feeder will be those that can hang upside down while feeding. This feeding position is not favored by starlings or magpies.