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Bird ID
In this category: 39 articles.
What field marks does one use to identify a specific species? When and where can a certain bird be found in North America? Look in this section for the answers. You'll also find profiles of birds featured in Watching Backyard Birds Newsletter.
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Hummingbirds
In this category: 22 articles.
Hummmingbirds are breathtaking jewels of the birding world. Learn how to attract them to your backyard, and identify them once they arrive.
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Bird Feeding
In this category: 65 articles.
In this section you'll find helpful tips to enahnace your bird feeding, along with great photos of birds visiting feeding stations in the backyard and beyond!
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Random Sightings
In this category: 9 articles.
This fun-filled category is devoted to lucky photos, shots of lifers, stories about birds, bird watching, and much more.
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Top Tens
In this category: 3 articles.
The longtime editor of Bird Watcher's Digest and author of numerous books on birds, Bill Thompson, III, has been feeding and watching birds for 40 years. This section contains articles in which he shares his broad knowledge of birding.
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Habitat
In this category: 66 articles.
How does one make a yard more bird-friendly? What are the environmental and conservation issues related to bird-watching? Check out this section for tips, stories, and more.
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Other Creatures
In this category: 2 articles.
The act of watching birds often compels a birder to take interest in flora and fauna beyond avian life—butterflies, insects, woodland animals, and trees, for example. Check out this section for articles and photos.
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Fun Stuff
In this category: 66 articles.
Check out this section for fun photos and stories about the hobby we all love.
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Nesting
In this category: 10 articles.
What are the best ways to help nesting birds? What should you do if you find a baby bird that has fallen from the nest? Check out this section for advice.
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  • Re: Feeding Wild Turkeys in My Yard » Watching Backyard Birds.com
    I live in Southeastern Massachusetts. Four "orphaned" very young poults (males) showed up in my yard about a year ago. They have been around all year. I do feed them cracked corn, and they come when I call for them. I don't want to over- domesticate them, but they do recognize me as the lady that brings food. They roost in the big oak trees at night. I have a 1 acre lot, with many acres of protected forest out back and a pond on the property.Lately, during mating season, I have had hens in the yard too. We've counted as many as 7 Toms and hens, but today, had just the one stalwart (a very robust Tom) that comes everyday. One of the Toms that has recently made an appearance is wounded, limping with an obvious predator wound. The local wildlife experts say he should make a full recovery, and that he's best left to recover with his flock.I find them to be interesting and beautiful birds.
    by Heather Cole, Mon, 06 Apr 2020
  • Re: 8 Common Bird-feeding Myths Debunked » Watching Backyard Birds.com
    You have to put food in it.
    by Truckee Man, Mon, 06 Apr 2020
  • Re: Why Do Birds Sing? » Watching Backyard Birds.com
    Love listeningto both songs and calls from birds in our woody neighborhood. The two types of birds I immediately recognize are the cardinals and the chickadees. Yesterday afternoon too, I heard a woodpecker. Then it’s time to check the birdfeeders and the birdbath. Then In no time at all the cardinals and chickadees arrive, as if they had been watching me. As it gets busier around the feeders, I also hear thé screeching of the blue jays. I even saw a couple of robins checking out our lawn....spring has arrived as the last pat gesofisticeerde snow and ice melt away.
    by louisabt, Sun, 08 Mar 2020
  • Re: It's Always a Good Time for a Nest Box! » Watching Backyard Birds.com
    I am wondering about existing nests for Phoebes. I have two outdoor aisle entries to my barn and there are old Phoebe nests up. They ignore them each year and build new nests adjacent to the old, but space is running out. Should I knock down the old nests so they can rebuild?
    by [email protected], Sun, 02 Feb 2020
  • Re: It's Always a Good Time for a Nest Box! » Watching Backyard Birds.com
    Just wondering, should we put anything in the bottom of the box...twigs, clippings, leaves....anything at all?
    by Hebb, Tue, 28 Jan 2020
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