Most people see their first visitor in 3 to 7 days. Chickadees usually come first because they are the bold ones. Cardinals take a little longer. By the second week you will have regulars. The free guide covers the three things that speed this up.

This is the right question to ask. Feeders mounted directly on the glass are actually the safest kind, because birds approaching it slow down to land rather than building up speed toward a reflection. Strike risk is highest for feeders placed 5 to 30 feet from a window. This one sits at zero.

They cannot get to it. Squirrels need something to launch from or climb, and a flat pane of glass gives them neither. This is the single biggest advantage of a window feeder over a pole feeder.

It fits any flat glass surface. Single hung, double hung, sliding, picture windows, glass doors. The only surfaces it will not grip are textured, frosted, or heavily tinted glass, and exterior screens. You would need to mount it on a screen-free pane.

Less than a hanging feeder. The tray has raised walls and the roof blocks rain, so seed stays in rather than scattering. A little husk drop below is normal. The tray slides out for a rinse in about ten seconds.

Roughly once a week to start. It holds enough for about seven days of normal visits. Once you have regulars, expect twice a week. You refill it from the window it is on.

Completely. The glass is a solid barrier. She sees and hears them, they never know she is there. Most cat owners say this is the reason they bought it.

Now is better. Cardinals, chickadees, jays and finches do not migrate, and once natural food disappears in fall your feeder becomes one of the only reliable sources nearby. Cornell's 40-year FeederWatch data puts peak feeder activity between November and February, not spring.

Yes. Wipe the glass, press four cups, pour in seed. No tools, no drilling, no hardware. Most people have it up in under a minute. If you are gifting it, the box includes an illustrated card with the three steps.

Because you will actually watch it. A feeder across the yard becomes scenery after a week. A feeder on the glass puts a cardinal eighteen inches from your face while you are drinking coffee. Squirrels cannot reach it either.