Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science project that gathers data about wild birds. Participants go outside for at least 15 minutes and identify as many birds as they can.

To identify common backyard bird eggs, you need to understand what makes the egg distinctive, including its size, shape, and color. Read more: Keep Birds Visiting Your Yard During Winter With A ...

Purple martins are beautiful swallows inhabiting several states in the United States. Learn how to attract them here.

The only invasive species at the feeder, it is aggressive during nesting and will kill fledglings. ... Identify winter birds at the backyard feeder Life. Nov 29, 2021. KATIE KANE SHIPKA ...

People living near parks often find common backyard birds like the Rainbow Lorikeet visit their balconies. Sony NEX-5 camera ...

Backyard birding has become the perfect pandemic pastime. Here’s how to draw more species to your yard, and maybe get a good photo, too. By Paul Stenquist Hosting a gathering of friends at your ...

Cracked corn is on the menu for a wide range of backyard species, from blue jays to mourning doves. Whole, dried kernels of corn also are attractive to species like blue jays, crows and grosbeaks.

Barbara RyboltCOUNT ME IN — The Great Backyard Bird Count, the annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds all over North America, takes place this year from ...

Unfortunately, birds are not immune to environmental dangers that have put so many species at risk of extinction. The NC Wildlife Federation placed red-cockaded woodpecker population numbers at ...