Dec 12, 2018
Are there pine siskins at your thistle feeder? They're easy to overlook, since they are streaky brown, like female house and purple finches, but have wing bars like an American goldfinch. They often turn up in flocks with their finch cousins, and blend in, unnoticed. Keep an eye out for a small, finely streaked finch with yellow at the base of a notched tail.
Dec 11, 2018
What's the wildest thing you've seen at your feeder lately?
Dec 10, 2018
Do you find that holiday shopping for bird watchers can be difficult? Redstart Birding has solutions to your gift giving problems!
Dec 5, 2018
Birds might not celebrate human holidays, but they are well aware of shorter days, longer nights, and dropping temperatures. Since most of us celebrate winter holiday by giving gifts, here are some ideas for holiday presents for backyard birds.
Nov 28, 2018
Dear Birdsquatch: A red-breasted nuthatch visited my feeder briefly in mid-September but I haven't seen it since. This is a species I occasionally see in winter, but not September! What's up with that?
Nov 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you a day filled with warmth, love, and laughter.(Tufted titmouse photo by Mike Goad)
Nov 21, 2018
To attract the widest variety of birds, offer food in more than one feeder type. An ideal feeding station has multiple feeders at varying heights, offering several types of food. Consider offering safflower seeds in a tube, a high-quality seed mix in a hopper or a platform, a peanut dispenser, sunflower hearts or bits in a dome-protected dish or satellite feeder, fruit on a tray, and/or mealworms in a shallow bowl.
Nov 16, 2018
Helpful tips from ZEISS Birding! ????
Nov 14, 2018
There are a lot of potential answers to this question. Is your seed fresh? If you're using last year's seed, it might be stale, or hollowed out by weevils, or just plain yucky. Trying giving your feeders a good thorough cleaning and a refill with some new seed.
Nov 13, 2018
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” - Emily Brontë
Nov 12, 2018
If you know any beginning bird watchers, send them to Bird Watcher's Digest's learning hub for new birders!Getting Started in Bird Watching » Bird Watcher's Digest Getting Started in Birding If you are one of the millions of people who watched the movie The Big Year and thought “Hey, I think I’ll try this bird watching thing! It sounds kind of fun!” Well not only are you right—it IS fun—but you’ve come to the right place to get started. Learn More ...
Nov 10, 2018
Do you have any squirrel stories you'd like to share?
