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noun

an outdoor container with food for birds.

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How to use bird feeder in a sentence

Businesses that sell birdfeed and backyard bird feeders reported sales increases of 45% and 50%.
New data show that birding mania isn’t just a lockdown fad|Lila MacLellan|June 25, 2021|Quartz
We placed it outside, as close as possible to the bird feeder.
Hints From Heloise: Seasonal bird-feeding solutions|Heloise Heloise|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
He says many avian diseases — including conjunctivitis, avian pox, trichomoniasis and salmonellosis — have historically been linked to congregations at bird feeders.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease|Melissa Hart|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
He notes that the salmonella bacteria can survive for long periods of time, accumulating on or under a bird feeder.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease|Melissa Hart|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

Some people also like to crumple it up and put it in a bird feeder with seeds.
Hints From Heloise: Online resources help you check charities before donating|Heloise Heloise|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He really believed that enumerating the bird population gave understanding.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Many of his bird neighbors,p. 31 for instance, liked the same things to eat that he did.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Although the bird people didn't know it, he was anxious to reach his grandchildren.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And then Jolly Robin would feel ashamed that he had even thought of being so cruel to an infant bird, even if he was a Cowbird.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey