Backyard Birds

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 […]

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 […]

New Squirrel Buster Standard Raises The Standard!

The new Squirrel Buster Standard raises the standard in everything a wild bird feeder should be.  Here’s why: Award-winning Squirrel Buster technology is truly squirrel-proof.  Over 1 million very happy customers have confirmed it.; Patented weight adjustable closing mechanism shuts out squirrels as well as some heavier undesirable birds.; Seed Saver Technology eliminates seed losses […]