Don’t Be A Bird Napper: What To Do If You Find A Baby Bird
Don’t be a bird napper! If a nest has fallen due to poor construction or the nest has blown down in a storm them make a “makeshift” nest. This can be out a variety of material. Rules to follow: The nest needs to have drainage, so the nest doesn’t fill with water and drown babies or […]
Spring Cleaning for Your Bird Houses
Even thought it’s still winter, there are signs that spring is coming! Take a look in your yard or go for a walk in a park or along a greenway and you’re likely to see signs that birds are thinking about finding nesting sites and making babies. I’ve seen bluebirds in and out of the […]
Native Plants are Great Additions to Your Wildlife Habitat
Native Plants are Great Additions to Your Wildlife Habitat Native Plants can provide food, shelter and places to raise young, as well as beauty to your yard. Planting native plants in your yard is an excellent way to increase wildlife habitat and help your local area. But what makes native plants so special? And which plants are “native,” […]
Great Backyard Bird Count
When you were a kid did you want to be a scientist? Here’s your chance to make your dreams come true!
Providing A Plentiful Bounty for Your Backyard Birds
Become the host with the most during the fall and spring seasons to attract more birds in your backyard! Just as birds adjust their behaviors as the seasons change, you too must adjust how you interact with birds if you want to enjoy the diversity of avian life.
Squirrels & Raccoons Invading Your Bird Baths and Bird Feeders?
Many of you are being challenged, (more so than usual) with squirrels and raccoons. They are hungry and thirsty so they are visiting bird feeders, hummingbird feeders, suet feeders and birdbaths! At Backyard Birds, we offer solutions to keep them out of your bird feeders. We carry several baffles to accommodate different poles. Also available […]
Help Our Pollinators!
The pollinators are in trouble! Pollinators are in a decline worldwide mostly due to habitat loss, invasive species and pesticides. Bees are the most important, but other pollinators that are also on the decline include butterflies, wasps, beetles and bats just to name a few.
What Birds Are In Your Backyard This Month?
Who’s in your backyard? The more common birds in this area include Bluebirds, Wrens, Cardinals, Gold Finches, House Finches, Robins, Downey and Red Bellied Woodpeckers. Please share your pictures and stories with us on Facebook if you have a “not so common” bird in your backyard.
Attracting Birds to Your Backyard in the Heat of Summer
Birds love water, and they need it to keep cool and to keep their feathers clean. You don’t need to buy a traditional bird bath. You can use any flat, wide container placed on a flower pot to substitute as a traditional bird bath. But setting up a real bird bath not only adds beauty […]
Do Your Part for the Great Backyard Bird Count
This year will commence the 18th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), to take place this weekend Feb. 13-16, 2015 – coinciding with Valentine’s Day. This annual event is an opportunity for birders, both beginners and experienced, to contribute to a research effort sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The GBBC is a joint project […]