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Birds and other wildlife need a continuous supply of fresh, clean water for both drinking and bathing. Offering water can dramatically increase the number of birds that visit, including species that don’t visit feeders. Here are a few tips to help you be successful selecting and maintaining your new birdbath . . . . Read more...
Our native pigeon is a lovely, soft gray color with a gracefully-shaped body that is longer and sleeker than that of a Rock Dove (a.k.a. city pigeon). Band-tailed Pigeons will readily come to an open, platform feeder offering millet, cracked corn and sunflower chips. They'll come to any feeder offering those food choices, as long as the feeder is large and stable enough to accommodate these relatively large backyard birds. Read more...
Chances are good that the bright flash of yellow you see in your back yard is a male American Goldfinch. This gregarious 5" bird can be seen all across America, along roadsides, in open woods and fields, farm and suburban yards. Read more...
Among the most beautiful birds in the Western Hemisphere are the wood warblers. These tiny birds appear in a dazzling array of yellows, blues, greens, reds, and grays Read more...
House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) are familiar birds, largely because they thrive in altered habitats, including forest clear-cuts, parks, brushy thickets, and residential areas, and because of their habit of nesting in man-made objects, such as bird houses, mail boxes, old hats, and other objects left outside. Like other wrens, House Wrens have loud bubbling songs and harsh scolding call notes. Read more...
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...
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...
If your black oil sunflower seeds are vanishing at an alarming rate, and your feeders seem especially crowded and noisy, the “grocery beaks” may be paying you a visit! If you have the honor of hosting them this year, you're lucky -- our population of Evening Grosbeaks has declined 78% in the last 40 years. Read more...
The first time I saw a “wild canary”, I thought it was a pet store escapee! Read more...
Song Sparrows are found throughout North America, but with up to 30 different subspecies, this bird may look different wherever you travel. Visitors from other parts of the country often confuse the local Song Sparrows with Fox Sparrows, but Fox Sparrows are larger. With a little practice, you will learn to recognize Song Sparrows by their distinctive, and beautiful, call note. Read more...
For those in search of gold (finches), Nyjer seed is the best bait! Read more...
Many people who feed birds are familiar with the heart wrenching feathery thud of a bird striking a window. Read more...
Black-headed Grosbeaks are striking summer residents throughout much of the western U.S. Read more...
Sometimes, you’re glad to be in a mall food court or near a “restaurant row,” where enough choices are close by to please everybody. Have you thought of creating a Food Court for Birds in your back yard? Like people, birds have preferences about what, where, and how they like to eat. Here’s how you can build a Food Court for the birds in your neighborhood. 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...
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