Safflower Seed
Like sunflower seed, this is rich and therefore particularly beneficial to birds in winter.  Its though-coated seeds are not eaten by many unwelcome guests, but are eaten by birds most people like, including chickadees, titmice and nuthatches.  Starlings, grackles, cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds are unable to crack the shells.  Birds may be slow to accept safflower seed at first.  We recommend mixing it with sunflower seeds until the birds grow accustomed to it.

Niger Seed
Also oil rich, small finches are able to eat at the special feeders designed for Niger seed.  American goldfinches, pine siskens, common redpolls, purple finches and house finches will abandon other foods for niger seed.

Nutmeats
Nutmeats, such as peanuts are best offered in the winter when birds need the oil.  Nutmeats are subject to spoilage in hot, humid weather.  Specially designed wire mesh feeders are the best way to put out nutmeats.  Pasquesi Home and Gardens offers a full range of general and specialty feeders.

Suet Cakes
Suet cakes are the most popular bird food after black oil sunflower seed.  Commercial suet cakes have the advantage of being highly refined and very hard which retards spoilage.  They also fit well in suet feeders.

BIRDHOUSES & FEEDERS
Pasquesi Home and Gardens carries a wide range of bird houses, from small wren houses to large houses that become a focal point in the garden.  All are top-quality and many have cedar shingles or copper roofs for years of use.

Ceramic
Our ceramic line of birdhouses and feeders are hand glazed with beautiful rich color inside and out.  The glazing inside makes this house easy to clean and are lead and cadmium free.  The feeders have lids that are attached with galvanized cable that open easy for filling and cleaning. 

Purple Martin Houses
Purple Martins are insect eating birds, not feeder birds and eat only on-the-fly.  Because of their voracious appetite for insects, they help in controlling mosquitoes. The Purple Martin is the largest member of the swallow family; it is the only bird species in the world almost totally dependent upon man for nesting sites. Martins are loyal to their homes; once they have nested successfully at a site, they usually return the next season.

Hummingbird Feeders
Hummingbird feeders like you’ve never seen before!  Each one a work of art, these feeders are made of hand-blown glass in many different colors and shapes.  It may take a week or so for a hummingbird to start to use a new feeder.  To increase your chances of seeing hummingbirds, plant flowers such as salvia, larkspur, trumpet vine, petunias, fuchsias, and lilacs. Hummingbirds  are attracted to red flowers but will visit all other colors. Geraniums are wonderful hosts for spiderwebs, the building material of hummingbird nests. By cleaning your feeder every three to four days and keeping the syrup fresh, you will be rewarded with many visits to your yard.

WATER IS ESSENTIAL
Birds need fresh, clean abundant water every day and birdbaths are a wonderful addition to the garden.  Pasquesi Home and Gardens carries a wide selection of bird baths from simple stone designs that would fit unobtrusively into a naturalistic garden, to ornate sculptures that might be the focal point of a formal garden. To ensure water year round remember to keep open water in the winter by using bird bath heaters. 

WINTER BIRD FEEDING
The key to survival for birds in winter is the same as for other animals that must endure the cold season.  They must find enough food each day and protect themselves against the cold, and they must remain alert to outfox their natural predators.  To do this, birds need a great deal of food. 
           
Some birds such as chickadees and finches eat almost constantly.  A chickadee living in temperatures well below freezing must spend about 20 times as much time eating each day as it does during warm weather. 

Not only the quantity of food, but the type of food birds eat in winter is critical.  They need richer food to boost their metabolism.  These types of feed will help birds get the nourishment they so badly need in winter.