Tips For Feeding The Birds

Bird Feeder

The bird feeders out my kitchen window are bustling with activity. Our most frequent visitors include nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and sparrows. If you would like to attract and feed birds this season, here are a few bird feeding tips.

Winter bird feeding

Goldfinches At The Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Goldfinches love whole sunflower kernels, black oils sunflower and safflower. When starting out a new bird feeder use the best seed.

Goldfinches at bird feeder

Build A Platform Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Great article detailing how to build a platform bird feeder. The kids will really enjoy this project!

Here is a simple weekend project for you and the kids — a fun way to see which type of birds are hiding in the trees in your neighborhood.

Build it and they’ll come: A simple bird feeder

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Winter Bird Feeder Set-Up

Your Bird Feeder

Excellent article with tips for setting up your bird feeder, the types of foods to feed the birds and the birds that are attracted to it.

I know winter is still a ways off, but the birds in my yard tell me that it is getting closer. The first junco of the fall has already arrived along with migrating white crowned sparrows.

Master Gardener: Providing a winter banquet for the birds

Get Your Bird Feeder Ready For The Winter

Your Bird Feeder

This article has a few tips for setting up your bird feeder for the winter.

DeGraaf Nature Center director/naturalist Rob Venner shared five tips on how to prepare your back yard for bird watching in the colder months.

5 things you should know about feeding winter birds