Step Four: Create a perch. Using a marker and ruler, mark off two spots exactly opposite from each other slightly below your feeding holes. This is where you will thread through your stick, or feeding perch. Use your drill to make two holes that are sized correctly for the circumference of the stick you are using.

Step One: Gather the materials

Gather the materials you’ll need to create your recycled bird feeder. We used:

A recycled clean plastic peanut-butter jar with a screw-on lid (any size will do)
Lid from a large plastic yogurt container
Dremel (you can also use a small electric drill or make do with a Swiss Army Knife, nail, or utility knife)
Washer or nut
Sturdy string or twine
Scissors
Birdseed
Gorilla Glue or similar strong glue
Stick (you could use a bamboo skewer or even a long pencil).

Step Two: Drill Holes for the String

Drill a small hole in the middle of the yogurt lid, the jar and the jar lid. The hole needs only be big enough to fit the string.

Step Three: Cut Feeding Holes

Next, make holes for the birds to feed through. Sketch out 3-4 holes with a marker before you begin cutting – make each hole slightly bigger than a half-dollar. Carefully cut out the holes with a utility knife and discard the plastic pieces you cut out.