ATTRACTING BIRDS
Inviting Wild Birds to your Home, Church, or Business
Wintu Audubon Society
FEEDING BIRDS LANDSCAPING BIRD HOUSES
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FEEDING BIRDS
Audubon At Home
Creating healthy yards and neighborhoods
Build a Simple Platform Feeder with Roof
Here is a simple birdfeeder that you can build.
Build a Simple
Platform Feeder with Roof for Wild Birds
Types of Bird Feeders
shows you the major feeder types and describes their benefits and shortcomings
Frequently Asked Question about creating
bird-friendly backyards
Food, Habitat and Water
Answers to some
frequently asked questions
Feeding Hummingbirds
By Linda Aldrich for Wintu Audubon Society
Bird Foods and Types of Seed
Our feathered friends have preferences about what and where they eat
Choosing a feeder
a variety of feeders to accommodate specific types of birds and their diets
2 Liter Soda Bottle Birdfeeder
Easy,
very inexpensive, and long-lasting
2 Liter Soda
Bottle Birdfeeder Plans
Selecting Seeds for Your Bird Feeder
make sure that your seed is compatible with both the feeder and the birds you hope to attract
Bird Feeders and Foods
Feeder Types and the Birds They Should Attract
Choosing Bird Food
helps
you select the right type of food for the birds you want to attract
Diseased Birds at Your Feeder
Learn about what to do if you see a sick bird.
Answers to Questions about Feeding Wild Birds
Questions about Feeding
Wild Birds
Feeder Maintenance & Hygiene
preventing the spread of disease between birds
Safe Bird Feeding
Birds can be at risk at feeding stations
Solutions
Audubon At
Home-Safe Bird Feeding
Squirrels, cats, and other feeder "pests"
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - suggestions for how to deal with unwelcome feeder
visitors
Squirrels, cats, and other feeder "pests"
Bird Feeding FAQs
answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Bird Feeding
Answers to
Frequently Asked Questions
Where to Put Your Bird Feeder
Location, location, location...As with any new restaurant, you may need to do a little advertising to get some clients.
Frequently Asked Questions About Birds and Bird-feeding
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Find answers to some commonly asked questions about bird feeding.
Feeder Location
a few key points to consider when deciding where to put your feeder
Deciding where to put your feeder
How to Discourage Large Birds from Raiding Birdfeeders
Here are a few suggestions to help the smaller birds get a meal also
How to
Discourage Large Birds from Raiding Birdfeeders
What Bird Feeders to Use
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Each type attracts different kinds of birds.
Bird Feeder Capacity
It's healthier for the birds to get the their handouts at a feeding station, rather than off the ground.
Hummingbirds and Nectar Feeders
Hummingbirds depend on the sugar-rich nectar-- whether a flower or a feeder
What to Feed Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Learn about the many types of bird seeds and other foods.
Feeder Maintenance
Cleaning your bird feeders regularly helps the birds that visit them remain healthy. Here's how
Audubon At Home
Problem: birds can be at risk at feeding stations
Solutions
Audubon At
Home-Safe Bird Feeding
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Diseased Birds at Your Feeder
Bird Feeder Placement
Where you put your bird feeder is as important as its design and construction.
Feeder Pests and Predators
Dealing with Unwelcome Dinner Guests: undesirable birds; squirrels and house cats; insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps
Uninvited Guests
You
may run into problems with two kinds of uninvited guests - those interested in
the seeds,
and those interested in eating a bird for dinner.
Uninvited Guests at the
Bird Feeder
Bird Feeders
Determine the best bird feeder system for the space you have available
Too Many Birds?
If too
many birds at your feeder become a problem, you can control their numbers.
You can virtually eliminate visits by birds you would rather not see by offering
seeds they won't eat.
Bird Feeder Durability
Bird
feeders are made from a variety of materials.
How long a feeder lasts depends on how well you maintain it, the effects of
weather,
and
whether squirrels can get to it.
The maintenance required to keep your feeder clean varies according to the type
of feeder.
Helping create bird-friendly backyards
Answers to some common bird feeding questions
Helping create a
bird-friendly backyard
Strange Looking Birds at Your Feeder
odd coloration, white patches in all the wrong places, a featherless head, or a misshapen beak
LANDSCAPING
Attracting Birds with Water
Few things are more attractive to birds than a well-maintained birdbath.
Benefits of Landscaping for Birds
You
can probably double the number of bird species using your property with a good
landscaping plan.
A good landscaping plan can greatly increase the value of your property
by adding natural beauty and an abundance of wildlife.
Create A Bird Friendly Habitat
trees and shrubs, food, water and shelter
Attracting Birds with Nest Material
If
your yard has safe nest sites and adequate nest construction material, it will
be more attractive to birds—even those that normally don't visit feeders.
Attracting Birds with Nest Material
Getting Started
Your
goal will be to plant an assortment of trees, shrubs and flowers that will
attract birds.
Make sure to take the time to enjoy the wildlife that will respond to your
landscaping efforts.
Landscaping for Birds-
Getting Started
Landscaping Tips for a Bird-friendly Backyard
Birds choose environments that provide them with food, water, and shelter. There are plants you can grow and many other ways you can enhance your yard to make it more bird-friendly.
Landscaping Tips for a Bird-friendly Backyard
Landscaping Plants to Attract Birds
Seven
types of plants are important as bird habitat.
Landscaping Plants to
Attract Birds
How to build a pond or wetland in your yard
USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Tip Sheet on Backyard Ponds
Seven Important Plant Groups for Birds
To provide habitat for the largest diversity of birds, try to include plants from as many of these plant groups as possible on your property.
Bird Habitat Necessities
National Audubon Society - Provide these fundamental elements in your backyard habitat
National Audubon-Bird Habitat Necessities
Basics of Landscaping for Birds
Landscaping for birds involves nine basic principles.
Basics of Landscaping for
Birds
Creating a Healthy Yard
National Audubon Society - create your individual Habitat Action Plan
National
Audubon-Creating a healthy yard
Five favorite deciduous trees for birds
what they provide, and the birds they'll attract
Best evergreen trees and favorite native vines for birds
what they provide and the birds they'll attract
Coniferous Trees and Native Vines
Five important shrubs for birds
Bird-friendly shrubs you can plant
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Make a home for birds in your backyard
How to Avoid Window Collisions
Windows Can Be Deadly For Birds. Try some of these ideas to make your windows safer.
BIRD HOUSES
When and Where to Put Bird Houses
As birds begin to search for a place to make their nest, make sure your birdhouse is up and ready for their inspection.
When and Where
to Put Bird Houses
Features of a Good Birdhouse
building, placing, and monitoring birdhouses
Build a Bluebird Nest Box
Easy Box to Make - Only simple materials and tools are required
Painting Birdhouses
Should
You Paint and Decorate?
Build a Dove Nesting Cone
Here is a very simple way you can help out the doves - a nesting cone.
Build a Dove
Nesting Cone for Wild Birds
Selecting a Bird House
There's no such thing as "one size fits all."
Decide which bird you want to attract, then get a house for that particular bird.
Build a Robin and Barn Swallow Nesting Shelf
Here is an easy nesting shelf that American Robins, Barn Swallows, and Phoebes may use.
Build a Robin
and Barn Swallow Nesting Shelf
Habitat Requirements
description of nesting and habitat requirements for
cavity-nesting birds
How Many Bird Houses To Put Up
To help decide how many birdhouses to put up, check the chart for information.
How many
bird houses to put up in your backyard
Bird House Materials
Wood is just about the best building material for any bird house.
Natural gourds make very attractive bird houses.
Specs for Building Birdhouses
Various species of birds prefer birdhouses of certain specifications. Larger holes invite predators.
Specs for Building
Birdhouses and for use in Bird House Plans
Bird House Design
How
elaborate you make your bird house depends on your own tastes.
Important considerations are: box height, depth, floor dimensions, diameter of
entrance hole and height of the hole above the box floor.
How to Help Birds Make Nests
Finding material to build the nest can be a very time-consuming process for the
birds. But you can help!
Bird House Chart
Nest Box Dimensions for Attracting Your Favorite Birds
How to Keep Predators Out
Predators can harm parent and baby birds. Help keep them safer by following these suggestions.
Nest Box and
Predator Guard Plans
Plans for constructing birdhouses and predator guards
Placement of Your Bird House
Where
you put your bird house is as important as its design and construction.
North American Bluebird Society
Nest
Box Plans and Specifications
Nest Box Plans and
Specifications for Bluebirds
Protection from Predators
Bird House Protection
from Predators
Bluebird Nest Boxes
A
variety of Bluebird House information and plans
Backyard Birds You Can Attract With a Bird House
Houses Preferred By Some Of Your Favorite Birds
Backyard Birds You Can
Attract
Before You Buy a Bird House
There
are many birdhouses being sold that are unsuitable for birds. These house may
not attract any birds or the types of birds you wish to nest in them.
Homes for Birds
Information from a US Fish & Wildlife Service pamphlet, "Homes for Birds"
"Orphaned" Baby Birds
Nearly everyone who spends time outdoors or who feeds backyard birds finds a baby bird, unable to fly very well and apparently lost or abandoned by its parents.
FEEDING BIRDS LANDSCAPING BIRD HOUSES