Bird Watching: Show Us Your Feeders Vol. 7, 1 by grammyphoeb

grammyphoeb wrote:
I just got my bird feeders about a month ago so I am quite new to feeding birds. I purchased the advanced pole system with a baffle from Wild Birds Unlimited and so far have been very happy with it. A couple of days ago a squirrel had jumped up to the longer tube feeders and climbed up to the hopper feeder on top. I purchased another 12 inch extension for the pole and hope that will do the trick. When I went to WBU the owner was reluctant to sell me the extension and said I probably just needed to shovel out some of the snow pack and the problem would be solved. I bought one anyway since I had driven all the way down there. Only $7.00 for the extension. Haven't seen a squirrel on them since!! Just waiting for the squirrels to try something else. Question - how often should the feeders be cleaned? Eleanor