Oct 17, 2018
If you get the chance, take a good look at a woodpecker's tail feathers. From the dinky downy to the massive pileated, woodpecker tail feathers are unlike the feathers on the bird's body or wings: They're super strong and rigid, and collectively serve as a stable prop against a tree trunk as a woodpecker hammers it with its bill.
Oct 10, 2018
William Gorman, who lives in a wooded area near Albany, New York, rakes up acorns and saves them to feed wild turkeys. The birds are such regular visitors that he has experimented with their food preferences, also offering cracked corn, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, rice, and more.
Oct 8, 2018
Even though it can be difficult to differentiate between black-capped and Carolina chickadees, evidence shows that black-cappeds are more closely related to mountain chickadees than they are to Carolinas.How to Identify Chickadees » Bird Watcher's Digest Do you know how to identify chickadees and differentiate between the black-capped and Carolina varieties? We'll help you become a chickadee pro!
Oct 3, 2018
Although we birders tend to think of spring as the most active migration season, in many parts of North America, fall migration is actually "birdier." If you're like most bird watchers, you have no problem making plans to get out and catch spring migration in May, but I'll bet you might not get as excited about a field trip in late August or mid-September. It took me years of birding on my southeastern Ohio farm to accept the reality that fall migration here in the Appalachian foothills is actually better and more interesting than spring.
Oct 2, 2018
Make sure your backyard is ready for the return of chilly weather by downloading your free copy of Secrets of Successful Fall Bird Feeding!Secrets of Successful Fall Bird Feeding » Bird Watcher's Digest This ebook features professional advice from the editor of Watching Backyard Birds on making your backyard safe and welcoming for birds during fall migration and beyond. Whether you’re new to backyard birding or are a lifelong bird watching enthusiast, you’re sure to find the information in this...
Sep 26, 2018
The weather in my part of the country gets pretty cold after Halloween, so I'm wondering when I should take my hummingbird feeders down for the winter. I don't want to keep the little buzzbombs here so late in the season that their tails freeze off. Got any woodsy wisdom for me?
Sep 19, 2018
Our vegetable and flower gardens are dormant this time of year, long after the growing season has petered out, I'd like to clean them out so the yard doesn't look so unkempt. I've also heard that cleaning out the dead plant matter from your garden reduces the chances of pests overwintering and emerging to attack the plants in the spring. My husband swears that he read an answer by you in this publication that stated it was best to leave the garden fallow all winter long. I think that my husband is just looking to avoid doing the clean up work. He's not lazy, but he's close to it!
