http://familycrafts.about.com/od/birdfeeders/Bird_Feeder_Projects.htm
Small milk carton (the kind at school) - non-toxic poster paints
- stapler and staples
- hole punch
- yarn or string
1.Wash and thoroughly dry the milk carton.
2. Cut a small section from the carton and then staple the top opening closed. 3. Paint the container, if desired. Let it dry.
4. Poke a hole in the middle of the top of the carton, and thread a piece of yarn or string through it to use as a hanger. (The string should be long enough for the feeder to hang where the branches don't rub against, but not so long that the feeder hangs too far away from the tree's leaf cover. Birds like to feel they have a hiding place to fly into quickly!)
5. Add birdseed and hang the feeder. (Since the small milk carton feeders are just the right size for the tiny birds such as finches, wrens, etc., you might want to use thistle seed. It is the finch's favorite food! Garden supply stores carry a sterile thistle seed just for bird feeding which is guaranteed not to sprout all over your yard).
ALSO:
Coat a pine cone with peanut butter, roll it in birdseed, and hang it from a tree branch
Punch holes on either side of a plastic soda bottle, stick a twig all the way through with its ends sticking out for perches. Fill with bird food. Poke more holes nearby for the birds to pull the seeds out. Hang the bottle by tying a string around its neck.
Stick a piece of bread, a doughnut, or half of an orange, on a twiggy branch of the tree (the Orioles will LOVE the orange!)
