Seasonal advice and tips to help backyard birdwatchers adjust their habits through spring, summer, fall migration, and winter.
If you’ve ever tried to figure out how to install a squirrel proof bird feeder, let me paint you a familiar picture. You fill your brand-new feeder with premium black oil sunflower seeds, step back to admire your setup, and within minutes a gray squirrel has turned into a furry acrobat. It launches itself six […]
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Picture this: you’re sipping morning coffee in late March when you spot a robin pulling worms from your lawn. Two weeks later, you discover she’s built a nest in your porch overhang containing four perfect blue eggs. If you’ve ever wondered when do birds start nesting in the spring, this is it—nesting season has arrived,
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Last September, I counted 23 different bird species visiting my feeders in a single week—twice as many as I usually see in summer. If you’re wondering, what the top 10 birds to attract in fall are, they’re the ones that bring the most color, activity, and excitement to your backyard. Fall isn’t just another season
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Last January, I watched a chickadee land on my frozen birdbath, peck at the ice hopefully, then fly away. That tiny moment broke my heart and made me realize just how crucial knowing how to keep bird baths from freezing in winter really is. While I was focused on keeping feeders full, I had completely
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September hit, and I watched my normally quiet feeders explode with activity. Dozens of warblers I’d never seen before descended on my suet feeders, sparrows fought over platform space, and my seed consumption tripled overnight. That’s when it hit me, fall bird feeding isn’t just another season. It’s THE feeding season. If you’re not adjusting
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I’ll never forget the sickening thud I heard one October morning, and it was that moment I realized the importance of how to prevent window strikes in fall. I rushed outside to find a beautiful yellow-rumped warbler lying motionless beneath my living room window. That bird survived (after about 20 minutes of stunned recovery), but
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Last September, I realized exactly how to create a fall bird feeding station while watching a massive wave of migrating birds descend on my yard. Dozens of warblers, thrushes, and sparrows I’d never seen before absolutely swarmed my feeders. Fall isn’t just another season for bird feeding. It’s the season. The migration spectacle combined with
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Your backyard birds are panting in the shade while you’re cranking up the AC 🥵, and that shallow dish of water you put out last spring probably isn’t cutting it. Spoiler alert: it’s not. Summer bird hydration requires more strategy than tossing a bowl outside and hoping for the best. If you’re wondering how to
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Feeding birds in winter doesn’t have to be tricky, you can turn your backyard from a frozen wasteland into the neighborhood’s hottest bird café 😅. I learned this the hard way during my first winter of bird feeding, which ended up an expensive lesson, apparently, birds have standards too. It’s not just about tossing some
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Last September, I nearly spit out my morning coffee 😲 when a Blackburnian Warbler landed right outside my kitchen window. One minute I’m scrolling through emails, the next I’m scrambling for binoculars because this little orange-throated jewel decided my backyard maple was the perfect pit stop. That moment changed everything I thought I knew about
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