Attracting Birds

What bird lays blue eggs? What do cardinal eggs look like? Look at photos to help you identify bird eggs...

Learn what time of year when bluebirds nest, what bluebird eggs look like, and how many broods these colorful songbirds...

What is the best bluebird house location? The bird experts answer the question to help birders attract nesting bluebirds.

Be a bluebird champion! Provide a bluebird box and become a volunteer bluebird monitor to help bluebirds survive and thrive.

If you find a bird nest near your door, an abandoned bird nest with eggs, or if you see a...

Prepare for bird nesting season! Learn the materials birds need to build nests, how to protect nesting birds from predators...

Birding experts and readers offer their best tips to create shelter and protect birds from the snow, wind and cold...

Once the weather turns cold, it's time to put out suet for your backyard birds. Follow these proven tips to...

Our bird experts explain if peanut butter is safe for birds and what kind of peanut butter to offer at...

By offering food and shelter for birds, these perennial plants, from flowers to large trees, shine at different times of...

As insects disappear, trees and shrubs produce persistent bite-sized fruits. Watch these winter backyard birds dine on the cold-season feast.

Attract towhees, juncos, sparrows and more by serving food on all available flat surfaces. Learn the best tips to attract...

As the seasons and weather conditions change, switch up what you're serving in your bird feeders to attract more birds...

After the excitement of viewing nest cams, you may want to observe nesting birds in your yard. Before you do,...

Learn how to fix a cracked birdbath so your backyard birds can continue to use it.

Celebrate the hardest-working feathered fathers out there! These great bird dads don't fly away when the chicks hatch.

There's a lot more to bird nests than meets the eye.

Anhinga courtship behavior is a joy to watch. See video of a male anhinga during bird nesting season as he...

Many camouflaged birds blend in with the background for their own survival—but you can spot them with the birding basics...

A few clever gardening tricks will have you attracting birds like never before.

The secret to attracting orioles? Oranges! These two kinds of DIY oriole feeders are easy to make, and orioles will...

A DIY birdhouse doesn’t get any easier than this! Learn how to build a nest box from single pine board.

Plants that allow you to harvest seeds attract more birds to your backyard.

Attract more birds with these small trees and shrubs that provide food and shelter in all seasons. These varieties are...

Choose these seeds to attract and feed your favorite birds.

These simple seasonal tips will help you attract birds to your backyard.

Discover some of the most amazing bird nesting marvels in North America.

I am sure that you have heard or seen some strange places where birds have made their nests.  Well, a

Last week, my sister was in the backyard of her small farm when a killdeer started squawking at her.  This