Treats for Tweety bring pretty songs and sights to yard
The birds at our house thrive on a gourmet diet — pretty much year-round. There's a meal worm feeder for bluebirds, nut feeder for woodpeckers, thistle feeder for finches, safflower feeder for...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Feeding birds year-round
If you think feeding the birds is only a winter time need, think again. You help the birds when you put out seeds and suets year-round. "A bird-friendly garden benefits the environment as a whole and...
View ArticleTurn your yard into a haven for feathered friends
Our yard is alive with more than just trees, shrubs and perennials — the beds are full of birds flitting here and there. The bluebirds look for us, literally follow us around the yard, when there are...
View ArticleDiggin In: Beak by beak, the Backyard Bird Count tallies feathered friends
Where, oh where are all the birds this mild winter? If they aren't dining at your feeders like they typically do most cold months, hopefully they are eating any insects, berries and seeds that still...
View ArticleThis year's Great Backyard Bird Count could bring surprise visitors
Warmer temperatures and lack of snow in parts of North America set the stage for what could be an amazing 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Friday-Monday, Feb. 17-20. In past counts, it was...
View ArticleLearn why birds need plants, not just feeders, in your yard
Where, oh, where are all my birds this winter? Bluebirds seldom nibble on the freeze-dried meal worms, while woodpeckers and bluejays practically ignore the chopped nuts. I faithfully check the...
View ArticleWinter is prime time for bird-watching
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - February makes gardeners pine for spring, but birders bask in the cold weather. "Winter is an excellent time to look for birds," says Rock Moeslein, assistant education director at...
View ArticleGreat Backyard Bird Count
In February, gardeners long for spring while birders cherish the cold weather. "Winter is an excellent time to look for birds," says Rock Moeslein, assistant education director at the Virginia Living...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Bluebird fans pursue conservation efforts
When my husband Ken heads for the yard, he's got good company - bluebirds watching his every move. They follow him to the back yard, hoping he's going to fill their feeder with the dried mealworms we...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Songbirds brighten up winter
There's nothing better than watching songbirds at feeders during winter's dreary months. Cardinals in ruby red coats, woodpeckers in black-and-white tuxedos and bluebirds in royal finery brighten the...
View ArticleDiggin' In: It's nesting season
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Bluebirds have been at it for weeks, and hummingbirds will be at it soon - nesting and feeding baby birds. It's part of the magic of the spring season, an annual ritual that never...
View ArticleBIRD-WATCHERS BEING CALLED
To a bird lover, the sight of bright cardinal red or flashing bluejay blue pausing to peck at a brimming bird feeder can transform a drab winter landscape into a delight. Such passion for bird-watching...
View ArticleBirders prepare for count mindful of mass die-offs
PROVIDENCE, N.Y. - Thousands of citizen-scientists across North America are getting out their tally sheets for the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a usually festive weekend given a more serious...
View ArticlePeople, as well as birds, benefit from filling feeders
MILWAUKEE -- Winter is coming and, with it, an opportunity either to join the legions of people already using food to attract wild birds to their backyards, or to upgrade the feeding already going on...
View ArticleA fun but low-tech hobby, bird-watching is experiencing a rise in popularity
A robin surveys the world from the branch of a pink dogwood in Island Home Park in 2004. News Sentinel A finch searches for food. Ardith Bondi In New York state, a red-tailed hawk was spotted eyeing a...
View ArticleBackyard feather party: RSVP soon
Blackbirds may have made headlines when a flock of thousands fell from the skies in Arkansas on New Year's Eve, but next weekend more than 600 species of birds will make news during the 14th annual...
View ArticleNorth American birders prepare for annual count
Click photo to enlargeIn this photo taken Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, blue jays eat from a feeder at the home of Nancy Castillo and Lois Geshiwlm in Providence, N.Y. Beginning on Feb. 18, bird watchers...
View ArticleKentucky Afield Outdoors: Winter backyard birding basics (State of Kentucky)
(Source: State of Kentucky) Department of Fish and Wildlife Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Winter backyard birding basics Press Release Date: Thursday, January 15, 2015 Revision Date: Thursday, January 15,...
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"The Bird Garden" by Stephen W. Kress and Roger Tory Peterson (Home Gardener's Library, 1995). "Great Garden Companions" by Sally Cunningham (Rodale, 1998). "National Audubon Society Bird Feeder...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
Plump, ripe berries are a bird's best buffet when Old Man Winter makes nutritious insects a hard meal to find. Faithfully-filled feeders are fantastic, too, because birds need the oil and fat from...
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