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An inexpensive, highly functional roosting pockets can be a popular spot on a chilly or breezy night. Made from natural coco fibers, it provides a cozy pocket for small birds to roost (sleep) in at night. Read more...
Whether your yard is urban, suburban, or rural, you can encourage nesting birds to take up residence. Food, water, and a sheltered nesting site are the essentials. Here are some tips to increase your likelihood of success: Read more...
Predators can wreak havoc, so take precautions against raccoons, cats, opossums and even larger birds and squirrels by using a Bird Guardian on your birhouse. It's an elongated access tunnel that fits over the entrance hole of a bird house. This anti-predator device can protect nestlings from the reach of predators, and also serves to discourage squirrels from enlarging the opening on the nest box and claiming it for themselves. Read more...
It is spring, so Audubon Society of Portland’s Wildlife Care Center will soon be very busy handling the “huddled masses” of baby animals that find themselves at their doorstep. Often well-meaning backyard bird enthusiasts mistakenly believe they’re helping a baby bird in trouble, when less interference would be the best course of action. Read more...
We need all the pollinators we can get! Some people are surprised to discover bees taking up residence in a birdhouse. Since almost all species of bumble bees are in decline, you may want to consider the presence of Orange Rumped Bumble Bees a positive! Before you decide to reclaim that house for the birds, consider these important facts. Read more...
In the springtime, the nesting instinct is in full display with longer days triggering birds to gather just about anything for their nests! Read more...
Here are four key characteristics of a successful birdhouse .... Read more...
Wild bird couples often get an early start on house-hunting, and may have already selected their nesting sites by early March! Get your bird houses prepared now, so they’re out in the environment in time to be checked out by prospective parents. Read more...
Introduce a Roosting Pocket or Roost Box to your backyard to help birds stay warm and protected through autumn and winter. Read more...
A breeding bird is an interesting bird. During courtship, nest-building and breeding, birds exhibit some of their most unique and unusual behavior. You can have a window on this fascinating world by hosting a pair of birds through nesting season. Read more...
While out in the garden today, I noticed my birdhouse hanging in the Dogwood tree and decided today was a good day to get the ladder out and take it down for cleaning. Black-capped Chickadees have used the nest box two years in a row and I wanted to have it clean and ready for another season of nesting. February is a good month to get your houses clean, repaired and ready for spring. Read more...
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