Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
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If you are one of the many backyard naturalists in awe of squirrels' wit and nimbleness, read the article "Nut? What Nut? The Squirrel Outwits to Survive" by Natalie Angier, published July 5, 2010 in the New York Times. Read more...
Many of our customers are voicing concern about the Gulf Oil Spill and the harm that is causes the area's wildlife. Here is a link to Portland Audubon's website, and a summary of resources and information on how you can help. Read more...
Show us how you connect with nature in your backyard by submitting your favorite photos of backyard birds and squirrels. You might win an outdoor Bird Cam or a Backyard Bird Shop gift card! But don’t start snapping your masterpieces until you know the rules and categories! Read on for the Official Backyard Bird Shop Spring 2010 Photo Contest Rules first! Entry deadline is June 15, 2010. Read more...
Science Daily reports that new research is showing that even tiny patches of woods in urban areas seem to provide adequate food and protection for some species of migrating birds as they fly between wintering and breeding grounds. Read more...
Sunflower Chips, black oil sunflower seed without the hulls, is a great food to offer if you'd like to attract oodles of birds to your feeder while being lazy about sweeping hulls. Read more...
One of our customers suggested that we get the word out to our North Portland friends that you don't have to travel far to buy your chicken feed -- you can find it at Backyard Bird Shop! Read more...
Originating hundreds of years ago in Japan, rain chains act as linked funnels that guide rainwater from the roof to a rain barrel or the ground. Read more...
Greetings to all! it's that time of year when out of the woodwork die-hard birders appear . . . Read more...
Learn to be a Trail Steward, and volunteer to greet and share information about Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge with users of the Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail or visitors to community events like the Skamania County Fair. Training takes place March 6th. Meet at Jemtegaard Middle School Library in Washougal, and later travel to the refuge to walk Gibbons Creek Trail. Read more...
The Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge volunteer training program starts March 16th with a kick-off orientation. You get pizza and a behind-the-scenes tour! Registration is required -- phone Josie Finley at 360-887-4106 or email her at . New and returning volunteers are encouraged to attend. Read more...
Do you want to learn more about Western Bluebirds while monitoring nestboxes on a bluebird trail? Attend a Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project morning workshop on Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 9:00 am to noon, to hear the how, when, and where of Western Bluebird monitoring. Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project is seeking volunteer monitors for the upcoming season. Read more...
It is estimated that half of migratory birds that head south for the winter do not live to return to breed in the spring. Read more...
Many people have seen them, without realizing their significance: small, black insects feeding on flowering shrubs. These stingless bees can help pollinate your plants, something needed more and more as European Honeybee populations decline in the Pacific Northwest. Read more...
It’s unusual for us to get the winter freezes and snow here in the Portland/Vancouver area, but when we do, the resident Anna’s Hummingbirds count on our feeders more than ever. I have three hummingbird feeders that I keep going all winter long. When we have freezing weather, they are more popular than ever. When the weather drops into the 20’s, keeping the nectar from freezing is a big challenge. Here are some ideas, with illustrations, that may make it easier! Read more...
It’s time for the 110th Christmas Bird Count! Dates are Dec 14, 2009 06:00 AM to Jan 03, 2010 06:00 PM Read more...
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