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Attracting Birds

Learn how to attract birds to your backyard with these expert tips on plants and trees that attract birds, bird nesting and feeding birds.

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Choose the Best Nyjer Feeders to Attract Finches

Fill these bird feeders with nyjer thistle seed to attract more finches to your backyard. Learn the benefits of each feeder.

10 Foods You Aren’t Feeding Birds Yet

Don’t limit your birds to seed, suet and sugar water. Keep ’em coming back for...

Everything You Need to Know About Red-Bellied Woodpeckers

Meet the woodpecker with a puzzling moniker and a big appetite for suet. Here's how...

Duncraft Just Debuted Brand New Bird Feeders—Here’s Our Favorites

From tray feeders to peanut butter feeders, you won't want to miss out on Duncraft's...

Attract Titmice to Visit Your Backyard

Attract these seed smugglers and watch them take their food to go. In winter, keep...

4 Foods to Attract Nuthatches to Your Yard

Attract acrobatic nuthatches to your bird feeders by offering a buffet of their favorite foods.

How to Attract and Identify Pine Siskins

When pine siskins visit backyards, they come in droves. These hungry and feisty finches love...

How to Deal with Bully Birds at Your Feeders

Free up your backyard feeders for your favorite songbirds by learning how to discourage bully...

Meet the Redheads of the Bird World: Red-headed Woodpeckers

Learn more about the red-headed woodpecker including what they look like, what they eat, and...

6 Perennial Plants With Year-Round Bird Benefits

By offering food and shelter for birds, these perennial plants, from flowers to large trees,...

Meet Gray Catbirds and How to Attract Them

Calling all catbirds! Follow these easy tips to attract more of these popular songbirds to...

7 Backyard Birds That Eat Berries

As insects disappear, trees and shrubs produce persistent bite-sized fruits. Watch these winter backyard birds...

Gardening for Birds: 12 Berry Plants Birders Should Grow

Want to attract more birds to your backyard? Start by growing plants with berries. Birds...

Top 10 Berry Trees and Shrubs Birds Love

Tasty fruits dangling from open branches entice birds to stop by for a quick winter...

Fall Backyard Birding Checklist: 13 Tips to Attract More Birds This Autumn

Every season brings tasks that backyard birders can do to encourage more birds to visit....

The Best Way to Attract Birds That Don’t Visit Bird Feeders

Attract towhees, juncos, sparrows and more by serving food on all available flat surfaces. Learn...

How to Attract More Goldfinches to Your Backyard

Attract American goldfinches to your backyard feeder with thistle and sunflower seeds. Plus, plant flowers...

Ask the Experts: Hummingbird Behavior Explained

Experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman answer the five most commonly asked questions about hummingbird behavior...

Steller’s Jays: Learn How to Attract These Clever Black and Blue Birds

Get to know these smart and social western birds, including what they eat, where they're...