New $5 bird feeder and a new bird in my yard today.

[MN Shutterbug]

I found the plans for this feeder and painted it orange because I'll be using it for just orioles when they get here. However, I figured I should test it out first to make sure the larger birds wouldn't tip it too much. It works well, especially for my investment.

I saw this little birdie out the window and knew right away it was a bird I hadn't seen before. it was a little larger than a large sparrow and figured it was some kind of thrush. I went to All About Birds and all indications point to it being a Hermit Thrush.

[eyeguy 54]

house finch, female cardinal and maybe a gray cheecked thrush?? nice feeder.

[MN Shutterbug]

Eyeguy, you may be right about the thrush. Once I saw the hermit I never looked any further. The Gray-cheeked does look more like it. Thanks for the correction. At least I knew it was a thrush.

[delcecchi]

Does the roof thing actually do much?

[MN Shutterbug]

Does the roof thing actually do much?

Sure it does, whenever the rain comes straight down, which it practically never does. I'm thinking it would probably swing in the wind a lot more if a person just ran chain from the 4 corners of the muffin tin to the top. If nothing else, for the extra buck, it looks more like a feeder than just a muffin tin hanging.