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How To Attract Your Favorite Backyard Birds

There are backyard birds that are at my feeders everyday like juncos, chickadees, downy woodpeckers and goldfinches.

There are others that stop by at different times of the year such as rose-breasted grosbeaks, ruby-throated hummingbirds, indigo buntings and evening grosbeaks.

There are still more wild birds that do not feed at my bird feeders, but can be attracted with water, like robins and mourning doves.



I have a special area set up for you to share your favorite backyard bird story with my other readers. It's easy, take a look at some of the stories and photos our readers have sent!

I have had a Tufted Titmouse pair build a nest in my yard each of the last few years. The kids and I watch in anticipation for their arrival in early April. Last year we had two pairs nesting. It is nice to know that they have chosen our home to be their home.

Tuffed Titmouse

If you are new to birding, you will soon begin to recognize certain birds that come around each day. You will become familiar with which wild bird foods they prefer, how they interact with the other birds, the times that they arrive and so on. Soon you will have your own favorite birds.


According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, more than 50 million people in America consider themselves to be birdwatchers. Some bird watchers may never venture beyond their own backyards, while others will travel to other parts of the world to observe wild birds.

There are about 800 species of birds in North America. You could probably find about 100 species near and around where you live. Your backyard is a great place to start enjoying the incredible hobby of bird watching.


There are many ways to attract wild birds into your yard. Use the links below to find even more information on how to attract birds into your yard.



Here is even more information on how to attract backyard birds.

How to choose the best bird feeder.

How to choose the best wild bird seed.

How to create a bird garden.

Click here if you are interested in finding information on state birds.

Learn how to attract birds in winter.

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Bushtit Photos  starstarstarstarstar
For only the past few winters we have had flocks of Bushtits in our yard. They are such small brownish-grey non-descipt birds. They are always in large ...

kirk  starstarstarstarstar
Just thought I'll share this bird from my pond with you.

They are back!!!  starstarstarstarstar
Have a lot of these little friends every summer.

My little friends.  starstarstarstarstar
I love to watch all these beautiful birds in the backyard!

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What a fantastic backyard of birds! Thank you for sharing.

Bald Eagles  starstarstarstarstar
This we week went to Skagit Valley in western Washington state to enjoy the beautiful fields of blooming tulips. But we also had the the thrill of seeing ...

Photos of Chickadees at our feeder.  starstarstarstarstar
Here are two photos of the two types of Chickadees that come to our feeder in the Pacific Northwest. One is the Black-capped Chickadee and the other is ...

Uninvited Guests at Squirrel Feeder!  starstarstarstarstar
In an attempt to keep the squirrels out of my bird feeders, I built and mounted a squirrel feeder at the opposite end of my backyard. Well, I never expected ...

Attracting Blue Jays  starstarstarstarstar
I don't have a birding story yet, but I'm working on it! I'm just starting to put out seed & water again to attract the birds after a 5+ year hiatus, and ...

Mystery Bird Call Solved!  starstarstarstarstar
I live near Seattle, WA and for many years now I have heard a very unusual bird call early in the morning for a few days in February and March. This year ...

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Spring Migration  starstarstarstarstar
Every year in March, the first ruby-throated hummingbirds arrive in Gulf Coast states from their wintering grounds in Central America.

Fattened on ...

Second picture of grosbeak (male and female)  starstarstarstarstar
Here is the male and female.

Finally got the picture of the grosbeaks  starstarstarstarstar
I've had these two at my feeder for the past month and I love it! The male and female come together throughout the day. I am feeding safflower seeds ...

Hummers At Feeder  starstarstarstarstar
Today I finally put my humming bird feeder up and at 7:00 am a pair of Ruby-throated hummingbirds arrived and came back and forth, about 20 times ...

Winter Hummers  Not rated yet
We have had our first snow and freezing temperatures this winter. This morning everything has a coat of ice on it. My first thought was look for our winter ...

Accidental Feeder  Not rated yet
I have a thistle sock and the string to hang it broke. So I put it on my patio table. I put a plate under it so the seed won't spill. (There was pretty ...

Towhee pic for Kathie in Long Is.  Not rated yet
Here is a picture that I grabbed off the web of a Rufous-sided Towhee. I think it looks a lot the the bird in Kathie's from Long Is. post.

Woodpecker family  Not rated yet
I saw these beauties last week in my backyard in Coastal North Carolina.

New Neighbors  Not rated yet
As I was grooming my Cairn Terrier, Misty, last week, I didn't want to see that lovely soft undercoat go to waste. So I put her fur in a suet feeder (sans ...

A Tale of Two Swallow Types  Not rated yet
Some years ago we built a cedar-sided house in the country. Our contractor told us to wait a few months before staining the siding. Soon after moving ...

Easy to Make Squirrel Feeder  Not rated yet
Here is the website with the plans for making the squirrel feeder that was in my video. Since I use a flat-sided jar for the food, I didn'y make the little ...

Nesting Bald Eagle  Not rated yet
In the Pacific Northwest we have a lot of Bald Eagles. When we lived on an island we had an eagle nest in the woods across the street from our house. Every ...

Woody  Not rated yet
Woody came to see the Georgia Florida game when my family and I put the TV outside for the big game. Woody also has a loud game cry! Today her husband ...

DO Mallard Ducks recognize people?  Not rated yet
Today I was beginning to fill the water bowl and throw some corn on my front porch for my female mallard duck that visits me every day,when she was already ...

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