The Backyard Blues: May Your Blues Be Eastern Bluebirds
Prior to the 1930’s, the Eastern Bluebird was one of North Carolina’s most common songbirds. By 1979, bluebirds were declared rare and uncommon by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Man’s activities and severe winters resulted in a 90% decline in bluebird populations. The continuing loss of natural nesting sites and other problems faced by […]
February is National Bird-Feeding Month
This month is one of the most difficult months for wild birds. During National Bird Feeding Month we encourage people to provide food, water, and shelter to help wild birds survive. While many of the top ten feeder birds can be found year round, others may only visit during spring and fall migration or during the […]
Where Are The Birds? Find Out At Backyard Birds.
Our customers have been calling in and asking, “Where are all of the birds?” Birds routinely change their feeding behavior. Temperature, weather, time of year, and time of day all influence feeding habits. In mild weather, when wild food is plentiful, birds will use your feeder less. When they are under more pressure to find […]
We Can Help Clean Your Feeders
We’ve mentioned before how important it is to keep your feeders clean. This said, fall is the perfect time to make sure all the remnants of summer are completely gone from each feeder. It may seem that a thorough cleaning of all of your feeders is a very daunting and time consuming task. Backyard Birds […]
September Sale – BIRDBATHS 15% OFF!
September is a great month to begin providing extra water for all of the migrating birds (and your non-migratory birds will appreciate it too!). Especially since the monsoons we’ve been having seem to be taking a breather. Come on in and check out our beautiful birdbaths of various sizes, colors and designs and receive 15% […]