The holiday season means lots of different things, like Christmas Bird Counts, family gatherings, and food—lots of food! As you busily prepare your favorite treats this holiday, don’t forget to cook up something special for the birds! We’ve gathered some unique recipes to spice up your bird-feeding routine. Most are quick and easy, and each […]
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Last summer, wildlife organizations in several Midwestern and mid-Atlantic states issued advisories for backyard birding enthusiasts to remove feeders and bird baths to halt the spread of a mysterious disease plaguing songbirds. Those advisories have been rescinded. Investigations to explain this mystery illness are ongoing, but several possible causes have been ruled out. Why the
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Bird feeding is a rewarding pursuit—for us and the birds!—that can be enjoyed year-round. Whether you’re offering sugar water to hummingbirds, suet cakes to woodpeckers, or mealworms to insectivores like bluebirds, the heat and humidity of summer can adversely affect the offerings at your feeding station. Follow these tips to ensure the health and safety
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People often go to extremes to keep their feeding stations squirrel-free. Some go to such expense and spend so much time inventing new repelling techniques that they fail to notice their yard beginning to look more like a workshop than a wildlife haven. Here are some squirrel-excluder devices. The success of most anti-squirrel efforts depends
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