Pest Patrol

The Bird Feeder: Taking it Down for the Season

It’s been a banner year at the bird feeder with hundreds of house sparrows, a few chickadees, and 2-3 house finches. And even though they ate voraciously during the day, we grew suspicious when the feeder (sometimes newly filled) was empty in the morning. The tracks in the deep snow told the story… it was ...

Feed the birds now so they eat garden pests in the future

It hasn’t been a terrible winter this year, but early in the season we decided to feed the birds that help us so much throughout the summer. We picked off the insects that feed on the fruits and vegetables in the garden. We bought a feeder and a general mix of wild bird seed because, ...