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Washington bird feeder dates

The whole Washington feeder calendar in one place — when each season starts, when it ends, and where to dig into the details. Updated for 2026.

The year at a glance

Hummingbirds

Keep at least one feeder available in every month.

Orioles

Feeders up from April 25 until late september.

Suet

Suet works in every month here — no-melt dough covers warm spells.

Feeders out by

Year-round west of the Cascades; March 15 on the east side

Take down after

Leave up year-round west of the Cascades; mid-October on the east side

Feeders out by

April 25

Take down after

late September

Start suet by

October 1 for the winter ramp-up; no-melt works any month west of the Cascades

Stop raw suet after

No hard stop west of the Cascades (no-melt in warm spells); east side, May — bears in the mountains

Mixing nectar or making cakes? Both utilities scale the recipe to your feeder.

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