Can you post a picture of your whole setup?
This is what I have. The stand is not cheap but works great at keeping the squirrels away.
As
@Something Fishy said go to your local Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and see what they have for feeders and food as they will probably be cheaper then amazon.
IIRC I bought the blue feeder in Walmart or Lowe's.
The
Finch feeder (yellow) was much cheaper on Amazon when I purchased it, but there are many options available such as
this, or you could opt to get a "sock" which would be similar to
thisThe red hummingbird feeder I bought at Lowe's when they had a clearance. Amazon does have options such as
this &
this.
This is the orange feeder which has a cup for grape jelly and posts for a slices Orange,
@Something Fishy managed to loose the cup, and ordered replacements I am sure he would gladly show how he rigged it now so it shouldn't disappear again (I haven't have this issue)
The
brown feeder I also purchased from Amazon, I like this one as if its a heavy bird or squirrel it will close so they can't get to the food.
In case you missed the app conversation this is a great
app to help you identify the birds you are seeing. Also as
@Something Fishy mentioned this
book is great, and being that I live in NJ I like this
book as well.
Regarding seeds for the feeder you could get seed in the above mentioned stores, try some and see how it goes, you could always get something more expensive like
this if you want to "treat" the birds or test and see if it attracts other birds.
Keep in mind it could take a week or 2 until your yard get added to the "waze" of birds and you start noticing visitors.