I fed my garden birds (robins, Blackbird Thrush etc) on MW all last winter and spring and they could not get enough of them! Cost me a fortune BUT, boy did I get to see some fantastic activity! I used live and dried MW and they ate both as quick as you like! I started off putting the worms on a shed roof down the garden, but ended up with a deepish tray right on my window sill. I hope this answers some of your questions. In the spring, I'll put a feeder on the ground for the blackbirds but I stay until the worms are eaten simply to ensure that no cat can get an easy meal. Do you have tits in PA? I prefer a hanging feeder simply for safety's sake - they can feed and not worry about cats. Robins - at least those in the UK - will feed on the ground or from a hanging feeder. Believe me, the birds, once they realise the worms are there will gobble them up no matter what colour your feeder is! As for the siteing of your feeder that depends on whether the birds you want to attract are ground feeders or feed from a feeder. I have fed both dead mealworms and the pupa of the mealworm (mealworms aren't really worms, they're the larva of the meal beetle) to my birds and they snap them up. So, what you need is a feeder with a dome of some kind to keep any rain, snow, etc. Be sure the sides of your feeder are slick, that is, that there's nothing for the worms to gain purchase on and wiggle out.
First thing: the worms must remain dry - water kills them. I've been feeding mealworms to birds for about 3 years now and have tried just about everything.
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