Backyard bird watching

[PRBuzz]

Good area resource (just type in zip code) and see nice pictures of your local birds:

Bird Identification Tool - Scotts Miracle-Gro

From Scotts lawncare.

[FishermanTim]

...or get a pair of binoculars and spend some time watching your back yard. If you put out different types of birdfood, in different feeding stations, you will attract a vast variety of birds to your yard.
Remember that not all birds eat the same food and eat in the same manner.
While some birds like woodpeckers, titmice, chickadees, orioles, and nuthatches eat ONLY in the tree at a hanging food station (seed, suet or fruit) others like jays, cardinals, mourning doves, juncos, grackles and starlings are primarily ground feeders that feed on dropped seed, suet, fruit and also insects.
There are some that feed at both levels, depending on what they are looking for and is available.

Don't forget a birdbath, or some source of water for drinking and bathing. One thing that will constantly draw birds to your yard is a steady supply of water.

Get out there and start watching!

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

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Don't forget a birdbath, or some source of water for drinking and bathing. One thing that will constantly draw birds to your yard is a steady supply of water.

Get out there and start watching!

They also like the sound of moving or dripping water.
If you put the bath under a tree and rig a small drip irrigation
hose above the bath and let it drip, they will come.

They also like flying thru a spray on hot days, but that uses a lot of water.

[Raven]

because the wind storm here is massive
today....

but it's time to make the Humming bird mix
and set out the 5 feeders on my front porch

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Don't forget a birdbath, or some source of water for drinking and bathing. One thing that will constantly draw birds to your yard is a steady supply of water.

Get out there and start watching!

Absolutely.My fish ponds are my main attractant during the warmer months.We generally don't even fill the feeders after this time of year other than the Hummer and Oriole feeders.

If anyone is considering a birdbath make sure its big and deep enough to put some type of small pump/circulator in.Otherwise its just another source of standing water that you'd have to change every day to avoid 'squitos.

[spence]

I put a small pool just above my waterfall and the birds love it.

-spence