Do Birds Like Suet?

Suet is particularly attractive to woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, jays, and starlings. Wrens, creepers, kinglets, and even cardinals and some warblers occasionally visit suet feeders. Animal fat is easily digested and metabolized by many birds; it's a high-energy food, especially valuable in cold weather.

Why are the birds not eating my suet?

Why Don't Birds Come To My Suet Feeder? There could be a variety of reasons. First, it can take days or even weeks for birds to discover a new feeder. Or maybe you have hung the feeder in an area that is too busy (with human activity, predator activity or even too much bird activity.

When should you put out suet for birds?

Winter is when wild birds are at their coldest. Temperatures can fall below 0 degrees in certain areas. Water and food is not as easy to find and wild birds need to keep warm and full to make it through the sometimes harsh Winter weather. This is the perfect time of year to feed your neighborhood wild birds suet cakes.