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Is your hummingbird feeder beset by bees, wasps, or hornets? Try offering them their own dish of sugar water nearby. bit.ly/2vqnozz

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Save those eggshells! Nesting female birds can consume them for extra calcium. bit.ly/2vvqAKC

Offering grape jelly to orioles is a novel feeding idea, but putting out fruit is your safest bet. Find out why: bit.ly/2J6zM9Z(Baltimore oriole photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren)

Have you browsed the birding books and feeders available at Redstart Birding yet? bit.ly/2EX3rAa(American redstart photo by Becky Matsubara)

Have you converted any friends or family members into bird watchers?(Wood duck photo by Dennis Buchner)

When you buy a 50-pound bag of black oil sunflower seed, you're really purchasing 30 pounds of bird food and 20 pounds of waste. We have more tips to consider when you're shopping for seeds: bit.ly/2IC8oAE

Cliff swallows build their gourd-shaped nests one bill full of mud at a time. A single nest takes about two weeks to construct and involves as many as 2,100 individual trips from the mud source to the nest site. Learn about other impressive North American nest builders: bit.ly/2GNj52O(Cliff swallow photo via Yellowstone National Park/Wikimedia)

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." - Mark Twain

The May/June issue of Bird Watcher's Digest features a species profile on rose-breasted grosbeaks, a look at woodpeckers visiting hummingbird feeders, an exploration of avian kleptoparasitism, and more.May/June 2018 » Bird Watcher's Digest Just in time for the return of a beautiful bird with a beautiful voice, Ed Kanze provides an appreciation of rose-breasted grosbeaks, and recalls a gut-wrenching encounter. Long-billed and short-billed dowitchers are nearly identical. Nearly. bird ID guru Alvaro Jaramillo explains exactly what to lo...

Quick, take a look outside! How many birds can you see right now?(Red-bellied woodpecker photo via Pixabay)

What are the best ways to attract hummingbirds to your yard? How can you estimate how many hummingbirds you feed each day? What is the best ratio of sugar-to-water to use for nectar? Learn from the experts with this free e-book from Bird Watcher's Digest: bit.ly/2qkF6Pc(Anna's hummingbird photo by Becky Matsubara)

Here come the hummingbirds! Have you seen any ruby-throated visitors in your yard yet?Spring 2018 Migration of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds The Web's premier place to learn about hummingbirds.

Attention Ohio birders: Don't miss this fantastic lecture at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History!Lecture - Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest Join Artist, Writer and Naturalist Julie Zickefoose on Friday, April 13 for her presentation, "Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest."Art and science combine to capture the amazing stories of 17 different bird species, charting their daily growth from the moment they hatch to their first forays into the sky. See how an artist’s eye, a natural curiosity and an occasional call of duty to play human foster mother to orphaned hatchlings inspired a career pursuit to understand the astounding growth and development of baby birds. Book signing to follow the lecture5:30pm: Doors open. Enjoy complimentary light appetizers, a cash bar and live music. Dinner available for purchase at Exploration: A Zack Bruell Restaurant, located off the Wade Oval lobby. Museum exhibitions, galleries and store are open.7pm: Presentation begins in auditorium, followed by Q&A. Book signing to follow.Parking: $10 special event rate in the Museum garage. $6 flat rate for Museum members.Series Schedule: https://www.cmnh.org/explorer-seriesTickets: account.cmnh.org/auxiliary/reserve.aspx?p=21028

Do you have a hummingbird house and don't know where to put it? The best place, it turns out, is probably your living room. Find out why: bit.ly/2Ggh5ji(Ruby-throated hummingbird photo by Andrew Cannizzaro)

"Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day." - W. Earl Hall