Texas Gardening: Bird question but need local help, 0 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
Fresh water.... I know this is necessary and I do keep saucers on the ground and have a running fountain that the little birds do like but they've just practically abandoned my birdbath the last year. Any ideas why? I kept it clean, it's near a tree, away from the fence but would never see the birds in it like they used to be. Could another local source of water be distracting them? Should I move it?