Attracting Birds

What foods do bluebirds eat in cold weather during winter? Do all bluebirds migrate? Our bird experts answer your questions.

If you want to know to attract cedar waxwings to your yard, you need to know, what do cedar waxwings...

The votes are in—see if your favorite bird made our list of the cutest birds in America. Then get the...

What do nuthatches eat? Attract acrobatic nuthatches to your yard by offering a buffet of their favorite foods and seeds...

A female cowbird is a dull looking bird with plain plumage that is easy to miss in the backyard. But...

If you want to feed the birds in your backyard, it's important to do so safely. Learn how to store...

Winter will be upon us soon and your feathered friends need suet for energy. Check out the best suet feeder...

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

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

Native ornamental grasses attract seed eating and nesting birds to backyards. Some grasses also serve as host plants for butterflies.

Mournings doves are beloved in backyards across America. Learn interesting facts you should know about the beautiful mourning dove.

Follow these tips for maintaining seed and suet feeders to keep your backyard birds healthy in every season. Here's how...

Brown thrashers are excellent mimics and sing more than 1,000 tunes. Learn about these elusive songbirds and how to identify...

Peanuts aren't actually nuts and don't grow on trees, but the birds and squirrels in your backyard love to eat...

Bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman make feeding birds in summer incredibly easy with achievable backyard hints and tricks.

We share the answers to the most common questions about baby mourning doves, including what mourning dove eggs look like...

With the right plants, your backyard can become a goldfinch sanctuary. Here's the garden plants and flowers goldfinches love most.

Where do birds go when it storms? From blizzards to heat waves we'll show you how to protect birds, bats...

Experts reveal how to keep house sparrow nests out of bluebird houses and away from feeders. Win the bluebird nest...

With spectacular breeding plumage, delicate mating displays, and adorable babies, great egrets are fun to watch during bird nesting season.

Get expert tips on attracting orioles. Find out how to bring more oriole birds, including Baltimore oriole birds, to your...

Get to know these smart and social western birds, including what they eat, what they look like, and how to...

If you want to feed these bold birds in your backyard, you need to know what blue jays eat. Experts...

Bird moms work hard to raise their babies. Check out our collection of sweet photos of bird mothers with their...

Blue jays are smart, bold and beautiful birds. Learn how to attract blue jays, what males, females and babies look...

Nesting season is not done yet! Learn the bird nesting basics of these late nesters and find out how to...

Decorative birdhouses are fun, but not always practical for birds. These unique birdhouses provide safe nesting spots for your feathered...