Backyard Birds

Watching and listening to birds are two of life’s simple pleasures. With these tips, you will be able to enjoy these winged wonders in your own backyard.

close-up of a great horned owl

Fascinating Facts About Owls

Learn About the Ever-Interesting Owl

How to Make Hummingbird Nectar (Easy DIY Recipe + Tips)

Attract Hummingbirds with Our Easy Homemade DIY Nectar Recipe

Northern cardinal in motion near a backyard bird feeder while other birds feed

How to Attract Birds to Your Feeder (and Why Birds Aren’t Coming Yet)

Bird Sounds: Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird Calls

Cardinal and wren at a bird feeder during winter

Feeding Wild Birds: Seed Types & Food Chart

Is It OK to Feed Wild Birds?

Northern Cardinal perched on a branch with red berries.

Best Trees and Shrubs to Attract Birds to Your Yard

Plant trees that provide food and habitat for our feathered friends

It's Snowy Owl Season! Fun Facts About This Elusive Bird

Learn about these magical Arctic visitors and where to spot them in your area

The Surprising Role of Caterpillars in a Bird-Friendly Garden

The Native Trees That Feed Birds (and Caterpillars!)

Owl Nesting Season: How Barred and Great Horned Owls Raise Their Young

When Is Owl Nesting Season?

the wonderful world of waxwings with three illustrated cedar waxwing birds

The Wonderful World of Waxwings

Learn All About Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings!

Easy Bird Food Recipe: Backyard Bird Cornbread

Attract Backyard Birds with this Easy, DIY Birdseed Cake

Invasive Species Run Wild

How two seemingly good ideas went terribly wrong

Rules for Hand-Taming Wild Birds

How to Gentle the Birds in Your Backyard

Fascinating Hummingbird Facts

Fun Facts About Hummingbirds

Best Winter Bird Foods: What to Feed Backyard Birds in Cold Weather

Which Foods Attract Which Birds?

Hawk Watch: Do Hawks Migrate South for the Winter?

Get ready for hawkwatching!

Redeeming the Raven, Evermore

Surprising Facts about Ravens

Can Birds Predict the Weather?

Weather Proverbs About Birds

Bird-Friendly Gardening: 12 Plants With Seed Heads for Food & Beauty

Best Plants With Seed Heads for Birds and Winter Garden Interest

A falconer in a forest setting with a Harris's hawk perched on his gloved handA falconer in a forest setting with a Harris's hawk perched on his gloved hand

Birds of Prey: Meet These Mighty Raptors Up Close

Appreciating the Sparrow: The Bird Right Outside Your Front Door

Here's How to Go Sparrow-Spotting

two Tufted Titmouse (baeolophus bicolor)on a suet pine cone. DIY bird feeder

DIY Homemade Bird Food Recipes

Make Your Own Bird Food: Suet & Seed Mixes

The Wild Turkey: History of an All-American Bird

All About Wild Turkeys

woodpecker in the snow, pecking at a tree, woodpecker pudding recipe.

Bird Food Recipe: Woodpecker Pudding

How to Make a Suet-Based Treat for Your Backyard Birds

recipe for homemade bird suet, red headed bird on suet cage, suet feeder, text

How to Make Suet for Birds

Try These Homemade Suet Recipes!

How Crows and Jays Save Trees

How Do Birds Navigate at Night?

How birds use the Sun and stars to find their way home

Why Do Birds Migrate and How Do They Know When to Go?

Do Migratory Birds Have a Sixth Sense?

Bird Feeders: What's the Best Type of Feeder?

Best Bird Feeders for Cardinals and Other Birds

one single adult killdeer bird sitting on a clutch of eggs

The Courageous Killdeer Bird

Fascinating Facts About the Killdeer Bird

House-hunting with the Bluebird

Bird Boxes for Bluebirds

How to Make a Bird Seed Wreath

Different Types of Woodpeckers: How Many Have You Seen?

Photos of Common Woodpecker Species

The Epic Migration of the Red Knot

Why a Once-Common Bird is Now Threatened