Attracting Birds

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

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.

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

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...

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...

One of our editors tried Brome's Squirrel Buster Plus bird feeder in her backyard. Find out what happened and if...

Want to attract gorgeous scarlet tanagers to your backyard? Try offering orange halves and you might get a surprising special...

Cardinals are beloved backyard birds. To attract more redbirds, fill these cardinal bird feeders with their favorite types of birdseed.

With a little landscape planning and their favorite types of seed at your bird feeder, you can attract indigo buntings...

So fluffy! Backyard birders and nature lovers share their heartwarming encounters and pictures of small, cute baby birds.

Follow these simple tips to make your yard a dream destination for birds. Learn how to attract birds by fulfilling...

Get the answers to everything you've wondered about your hummingbird feeders, like what to put in a hummingbird feeder and...

Wondering what birds can eat? Attract birds with occasional treats that you have stocked in the kitchen. Offer peanut butter,...

This oriole nectar recipe combines several of orioles' favorite foods such as oranges and grape jelly. Try it in your...

Get tips on how to attract goldfinches to your backyard. Learn what seeds goldfinches eat from feeders and flowers, and...

Choose the best type of evergreen tree or shrub for your yard and learn how to keep it healthy. These...

Learn all about the pyrrhuloxia, or desert cardinal, a bird found in the Southwest. Experts describe what this species looks...

Attract birds, butterflies and bees with beautiful native plants that are easy to grow. Choose these plants to add color...

Learn about the beautiful, but uncommon, blue grosbeaks, including where to find them, what they eat and how to identify...

Spring is here, and it's almost time to look for bird nests and baby birds. Learn what a baby oriole...

Attract more species to visit your feeders during migration season. Follow these proven tips for feeding birds in spring from...

While most warblers are insect eating birds, watch closely at your suet feeders and you may spot a surprising visitor—a...

See photos of cedar waxwing babies and learn about cedar waxwing nests, including what the baby birds eat and when...

We’ve got answers for all your backyard birdwatching problems, including cleaning feeders and bird baths, deterring backyard pests and helping...