Feeders
Bluebird enthusiasts can enjoy backyard visitors by using enclosed feeders with a l ½ to 2 inch diameter entrance hole. This prevents larger birds from eating the bluebird's food. 
Eastern Bluebirds feed on mealworms and dried fruits collected from shrubs, or you can make your own bluebird mix.
Bluebird mix recipe:
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup rendered (melted) suet
- 1 cup peanut hearts
- 1 cup Zante currants
- 4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sunflower chips.
Stir until the mixture is granular but not too sticky. The mix can be offered on an open tray or platform feeder, in a wire suet cage or mesh bag.
There is considerable amount of confusion about providing nectar feeders for hummingbirds in the fall. Many people fear that hummingbirds will fail to migrate south if feeders are left out in the fall. Hummingbirds, however, will migrate when it's time to go, regardless of the presence or absence of feeders.
The recipe for sugar water is the same as in summer. The solution is prepared at a ratio of four parts water to one part cane sugar. Boil the solution, then let it cool before filling your feeder.