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What do You Know About Bird Feeders, Quiz

Wild bird feeders can help attract backyard birds. Sounds simple enough. But is there more to know about successfully luring the wild birds flying by our yards to feeders?

A variety of feathered friends can be drawn to a well designed bird habitat in our backyards. Water, housing, safe perching locations, and feeders are elements necessary for wild birds to be happy in our neighbourhoods.

It is important to know which birds live in your area and what type of food they eat. Will you need different types of feeders and food to attract different species of wild birds?

Let’s see what you know about one of the elements of a backyard bird habitat, feeders. Good Luck!

What do You Know About Bird Feeders?

(Please keep track of the letters you choose to each question.)

1. All wild birds eat the same thing so one bird feeder with a seed mix will attract most birds.

	A true
	B false

2. What are the benefits from putting out different types of feeders?

	A avoiding overcrowding and bullying that drives some species away
	B attracting a larger variety of wild bird species for great backyard bird watching
	C both of the above

3. Which of the following species will not come to a fruit feeder?

	A Chipping Sparrow
	B Baltimore Oriole
	C Scarlett Tanager

4. Which of the following types of seed is often referred to as the all round best wild bird seed?

	A white millet
	B black oil sunflower
	C striped sunflower

5. Which species could be described as having an "addiction" to nyjer seed?

	A Chickadee
	B Junco
	C American Goldfinch

6. Choose the type of wild bird that will not be attracted to a meal worm feeder?

	A Bluebird
	B Cardinal
	C Warbler

7. Some types of birds find tube feeders impossible to eat from: Choose one.

	A Pine Siskin
	B Titmouse
	C Mourning Dove

8. When choosing a bird feeder it will be important to consider ...

	A size and how often it will need to be filled
	B how it will be hung or mounted
	C both of the above

9. Which of the following is not true?

	A feeders will need to be cleaned more often in warmer weather
	B wild birds do not transmit disease to each other threw a bird feeder
	C Small amounts of disenfectant and detergent are necessary to properly clean bird feeders

10. Wild bird feeding in your backyard will ...