Feeding & Caring for Birds

Many birders keep several lists of birds. One of my favorite lists to keep is my yard list, which includes birds I can see from my yard or that visit my yard.

Bird feeding is one of the most rewarding ways to connect with nature. Read our bird feeding starter guide to get started today.

The new Hey There Mr. Chickadee Feeder is a type of tray-based bird feeder. Tray feeders can be fun. They are usually your birds' favorite type of feeder.

Common Grackles can bully smaller birds at your feeders in spring and early summer. Learn how to protect your bird feeders from them.

Bird feeding can help backyard birds or expose them to new threats. Learn simple changes that keep the birds at your feeders safe.

Birds will come to bird feeders at all times of the year, but be prepared to see a slow-down in their food consumption over the next few weeks.

Fall is hard on birds. Help them with high-fat foods, safer windows, lights off at night, fewer pesticides, native plants, and cats kept indoors.

Get your hummingbird feeders ready! Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are working their way north on their annual spring migration.

Dark-eyed Juncos leave the Susquehanna Valley for nesting grounds to the north by mid-April. Learn how spring migration changes your yard.

If you want to see Eastern Bluebirds nesting in your yard this year, you should make sure you have a nest box set up ASAP.