Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Reference Resources for Backyard Birding

Among the most popular feeder visitors from the northeast to the southwest are Northern Cardinals. The foods you offer and the feeders you use will fashion what birds visit your feeding station.
Cavity nesting birds like Eastern Bluebirds have benefited from the addition of artificial nesting cavities – nest boxes – that are actually better and safer than many natural cavities.
Hummingbirds are a favorite of birders who provide sugar-water nectar feeders and specialized flower gardens.

Each week we share a wealth of insightful information about how you can attract birds to observe in your yard, property, or neighborhood and benefit birds season after season by providing a variety of bird food and fresh water at your feeding station. We also share the importance of landscaping for birds, to provide shelter, nesting areas, and natural foods like fruit, berries, and seeds produced by trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and grasses. In this final Backyard Birding article of the year, we are providing a helpful list of articles published during 2024 that you can refer to anytime.

We start with information about foods, feeders, and feeding stations; transition into nest boxes, bird houses, and roosting boxes; continue with landscaping and gardening, and finish with optics and photography. In the process, we will provide a most important reference source for you to use whenever you need it – just by accessing the topic that interests you from our Archives library any given day or evening – anytime. You can access our Archives at the top of any issue of The Birding Wire, or by accessing the most recent issue on our website at BirdingWire.com – just click on the word Archives under the publication title: The Birding Wire. But we made it even easier than that by providing direct links to articles below.

Foods, Feeders, & Feeding Stations

Let’s Keep It Simple This Week | Birding Wire

April is Prime Migration Time | Birding Wire

Why We Prefer Feeding Shelled Seeds | Birding Wire

The Attraction of Grape Jelly | Birding Wire

Your Summertime Feeding Station | Birding Wire

School Yard Birding & Feeders | Birding Wire

Basic Info About Serving Seeds | Birding Wire

A Full Menu for Fall | Birding Wire

Sunbelt Feeding Stations & More | Birding Wire

December Feeding Station Review | Birding Wire

Bird Baths & Water Features

Watering Options, including Sprinklers | Birding Wire

Heated Bird Baths for Northern Climes | Birding Wire

Nest Boxes, Bird Houses, Roosting Boxes, & Combination Boxes

Selecting the Right Nest Boxes | Birding Wire

Monitor Kestrels Nesting in a Big Nest Box | Birding Wire

Creating a Nest Box Trail | Birding Wire

Cavity Nesting Ducks Use Nest Boxes Too | Birding Wire

The Ultimate Birdhouse Reference | Birding Wire

Fall Nest Box Additions & Upkeep | Birding Wire

Building a Great Horned Owl Nest | Birding Wire

Fall & Winter ‘Convertible’ Roost Boxes | Birding Wire

Landscaping & Gardening

Plant a Special Bird Tree This Spring | Birding Wire

Birdscaping Your Yard, One Corner at a Time | Birding Wire

Flower Power | Birding Wire

Summer Landscaping Review | Birding Wire

Optics

Window Birding with Binoculars | Birding Wire

Photography

Simple Feeding Station Photography | Birding Wire

Inspiration to Photograph Birds in Your Yard | Birding Wire

Special Bird Groups

How Birds Survive Winter & How You Help | Birding Wire

Assisting Evening Grosbeak Research | Birding Wire

Orioles & Hummingbirds! | Birding Wire

Bird Nesting Information | Birding Wire

Fledging Time | Birding Wire

It’s Hummingbird Migration Time Again! | Birding Wire

Seasonal Transitions are Happening | Birding Wire

Bluebird Fledglings & More | Birding Wire

Hummingbird Season | Birding Wire

Celebrate Finches with the New <em>Stokes Guide</em>! | Birding Wire

Enjoy the Holiday Season!

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