bird feeder
noun
variants
or less commonly birdfeeder
or bird-feeder
plural bird feeders also birdfeeders
: a device or apparatus for supplying food to birds
especially
: one that is designed to be used outdoors in order to attract wild birds
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Bring in your bird feeders overnight to avoid attracting coyote prey.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Setting it out by the bird feeder to provide the birds with cover.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
In addition to filling your bird feeders with seed and suet, providing birds with water is often overlooked, especially in winter when ice and snow make other water sources unavailable.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Corn also contains neonics and should never be put into bird feeders.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Setting it out by the bird feeder to provide the birds with cover.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
In addition to filling your bird feeders with seed and suet, providing birds with water is often overlooked, especially in winter when ice and snow make other water sources unavailable.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Corn also contains neonics and should never be put into bird feeders.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bird feeder
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“Bird feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%20feeder. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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