You might check out this site for tips: http://www.wbu.com/edu/

Our feeders have been fairly busy this winter, but I have noticed that it varies from day to day. Some days we are mobbed, and other days (today, for example) there are hardly any birds at all.

Do you have a bird bath (heated, of course, for winter)? I am guessing that our bird bath has been a prime attraction during the severe freezing weather that we have been having lately. It also helps if your feeder is near trees or bushes (or even a brush pile) where the birds can gather and/or hide.

Regards,
Bill Ghrist

ozzieink@comcast.net wrote:

Any ornithologists out there? Or a plain old bird-watcher will do. This is the first winter NO birds are coming to my bird feeder. I've checked the feeder and it seems OK. But after a few weeks of no feather friends, I'm wondering if there's something I could do to encourage them back. Any ideas? And is anyone else noticing the same thing? --Puzzled