In 2019, Girl Scout Troop 2683 installed a Bird Feeder Station at Indian Mound Middle School as a part of their Silver Award Project. Cassidy Miller and Jayde Dordel worked with Wild Birds Unlimited (Middleton, WI) and other local businesses to get the bird feeders, pole system, bird food and storage bin in place. The feeder station is now maintained by Jackie Hickey and her IMMS students!
Tube Seed Feeder

- These feeders fill with black-oil sunflower seeds
- They attract finches, nuthatches, Black-Capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, Northern Cardinals and woodpeckers
- They are mounted and filled year-round
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Nyjer Seed Feeder

- These feeders fill with Nyjer (thistle) seeds.
- They attract American Goldfinches, House Finches, Pine Siskins and if it’s a good winter migration, Common Redpolls
- These feeders should be filled with FRESH SEED only (no more than a few months old)
- It is probably best to only fill these feeders from October through April
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Suet Feeder

- These feeders fill with suet cakes
- They attract nuthatches, chickadees and woodpeckers
- They are filled year-round
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Log Feeder

- These feeders fill with chunky peanut butter
- They attract nuthatches, chickadees and woodpeckers
- They are filled year-round.
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Whole Peanut Feeder

- These feeders fill with whole peanuts (buy “raw” peanuts where you buy bird food, do not use “roasted” peanuts from a grocery store)
- They attract nuthatches, chickadees, Blue Jays and woodpeckers
- They are filled year-round
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Bulk Feeder

- These feeders fill with black-oil sunflower seeds and country mix
- They attract finches, nuthatches, Black-Capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, Northern Cardinals and woodpeckers
- They are mounted and filled year-round
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Oriole Feeder

- These feeders fill with grape jelly and orange slices
- They attract Baltimore Orioles and House Finches
- They are mounted and filled from May through June
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Hummingbird Window Feeder

- These feeders fill with fresh nectar
- Make your own nectar: combine 1 cup sugar and 4 cups water in a pot; bring to a boil, cover and simmer 20 minutes; let cool and store in refrigerator in airtight container
- Change nectar and clean feeder every 3-4 days when hot outside
- They attract Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds (and sometimes RARE Rufous Hummingbirds during fall migration)
- They are mounted and from mid-April through October
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