after not seeing much activity in two weeks on the bird feeder, we decided to take some advice and give the birds a place to perch close to the feeder so they can feel a little more secure about grabbing a snack. and we added some finch feeders on the bottom of the platform feeder.

while i wouldn’t say we have flocks of birds yet attaching the dead branches from an apple tree in the yard must have done the trick since we now have a regular handful of common grackles, some black-capped chickadees, a couple of blue jays, the occasional cardinal and a mourning dove.