The type of seed that attracts the widest variety of birds to your feeders is sunflower seed, according to Cornell’s Ornithology Laboratory’s website “All About Birds.” However, not all sunflower seed ...

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Check out the bird species you might see at your backyard feeder this winter in different parts of Pennsylvania.

Are birds most active at feeders in winter or summer? These simple tips will help you attract birds in all seasons.

Big flocks of birds tend to draw in other birds, including any lost waifs from elsewhere. Sometimes just looking out the ...

If you see a Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned Hawk in your yard, consider taking down the bird feeder for a few days. Cardinals at a ...

It took years of moving birdhouses around the field to finally get a pair of bluebirds to settle in. One May, during our 30th ...

Ever notice how a quiet yard suddenly comes alive when birds drop by? Their visits bring color, music, and a surprising bonus ...

The dark-eyed junco is one of Colorado’s classic winter visitors — the “snowbird” that many people first notice once cold ...

Difference Between Nyjer Seed and Thistle Seed Tube or sock feeders full of thistle seed are a common way to welcome ...

Ensuring garden birds have access to food and water is essential, but you don't always need to rely on seeds and grains ...

It’s nothing fancy, but the single feeder outside my favourite window attracts a rotating cast of common birds ...