Learn how to attract and feed birds, make your yard bird friendly, find answers to readers’ questions about birds, and more.
In August 2011, my husband was diagnosed with cancer that required surgery. The night he came home, he was in pain. We had trouble sleeping … Read More “Comfort and solace: The healing power of birds in the backyard”
If our eyes are windows to our soul, then our windows can be our eyes to soul-enriching birds, at least while we’re indoors. So it … Read More “Why suction-cup feeders are safest for birds and great for you”
In every issue of BirdWatching, Contributing Editor Julie Craves answers readers’ questions about birds and bird behavior in her column “Since You Asked.” Julie … Read More “Julie Craves answers readers’ questions about Eastern Bluebird, Great Horned Owl, and more”
In every issue of BirdWatching, eBird project leaders Chris Wood, Brian Sullivan, and Marshall Iliff describe three birds that are migrating. Here are the species … Read More “A wader, warbler, and shorebird to search for this summer”
Julie Craves answers readers’ questions about birds in every issue of BirdWatching magazine. Here are her three most recent answers: Last year, a pair of … Read More “Answers to questions about phoebe nests, murders of crows, and birds and coffee”
In every issue of BirdWatching, eBird project leaders Chris Wood, Brian Sullivan, and Marshall Iliff describe three birds that are migrating. Here are the species … Read More “A warbler, sparrow, and tern to see now”
When my husband and I were lugging boxes into our new house in 1981, a Bald Eagle flew overhead low enough for us to see … Read More “Five simple ways to grow your yard list”
How birdwatchers in five states turned their yards into sanctuaries for birds — and how you can, too Read More “Inspiring backyards”
Attract hummingbirds and other birds with shelter-providing trees and shrubs, seed- and nectar-producing wildflowers, and water for drinking and bathing. Read More “Basics of bird-friendly yards”
Which bird flies fastest, which is smallest, which lays the largest egg, which has the greatest number of feathers, and a flock of additional amazing facts. Read More “Facts about birds”
