On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:33:42 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

wrote:
>> For bird water I use a heated birdbath mounted on the rail of my back
>> porch and an electric dog water bowl on the ground for ground birds
>> and squirrels. We've had single digit temps for quite a while, with
>> wind chill of -25° predicted for tomorrow along with another 12-18"
>> of snow to go with the 30" from last week. It's a tough winter for
>> birds this year. I keep 4 feeders of suet filled at all times for my
>> woodpeckers, Downy, Hairy, Pileated, Flickers, Red-Bellied, etc. and
>> 4 feeder of sunflower seeds too.
>>
>> Denise in NH
>
>Oh! I will have to hunt for such a dog water bowl. I have so many
>birds, including many types of woodpeckers.

I have several. Lots of stores sell heated pet bowls, but Amazon has
the best prices. Don't get a bird bath heater, the bowls are far
easier to clean than a half frozen bird bath in freezing weather. Make
sure to use outdoor extension cords. Rather than on the ground place
the bowl on a table or a chair, makes it easy to sweep snow away.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...% 2Caps%2C459

>I was getting yet more seed
>today. Unfortunately they are out of the REALLY big bags of one of my
>mainstays.
>
>The holes in my newest sunflower feeder are too large for the seeds I
>can find closeby. I need to switch feeders or find yet another one. In
>the meantime, other critters get the spillage.

I found bird feeders to be a pain having to constantly keep them
filled especially in inclement weather... so I just put seeds on a
table on my deck.