Getting Started with Backyard Bird Feeding
- Backyard Bird Feeding Topics:
- Getting Started
- Feeder Selection
- How Many Birds?
- Species Variety
- Choosing Seeds for Native Species
- Uninvited Guests at the Feeder
- Questions About Feeding Wild Birds
No matter where you live, you can put food outside your door, and some creature, feathered
or furred, will show its appreciation and make an appearance. That's all it takes. Once
you get started, it's hard to stop.
Before you know it, you're learning bird names. After awhile, you'll start to recognize
individuals and the messages in their behavior and song.
When you get to the point where you want to attract and "keep" a particular
species, what you do will be determined by where you live, and the time of year. For
example, on any winter day, you're likely to see a cardinal at a sunflower feeder in
Virginia, a goldfinch at a thistle feeder in Massachusetts and hummingbirds at a nectar
feeder in southern California.
How can you find out which birds to expect? A bird field identification book has pictures
of different birds and will help you find the names for the birds you're likely to see.
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This article was written by the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
