“Winter bird feeding is a great way to observe and learn about our year-round bird residents such as black capped chickadees, nuthatches and blue jays. It’s also a great time to learn about winter ...

The critters that live outdoors, especially birds, don’t have that luxury. They fluff their feathers for added insulation, and do their best to gather food to fuel their furnaces. So far ...

A new bill in New Jersey is proposing restrictions on the use of bird feeders as part of efforts to reduce black bear encounters. Under the bill, each year from April 1 to Nov. 30 residents would ...

It’s time to feed the birds again. Over the years I have written 19 different columns on bird feeding, and I recently re-read them all. My advice hasn’t changed much and here I distill it into ...

There are roughly ten thousand bird species on earth, all with their own particular diet and feeding behaviors. They range from specialized feeders associated with specific plant species to ...

For many birdwatchers in New York, this is an exciting time of year—backyard bird feeders can go back up! To avoid conflicts with bears, the New York State Department of Environmental ...

Continue reading to learn about each diet type and the birds that follow them. These birds are vegetarians that either feed on a variety of different plant parts or focus on a single one. Frugivorous ...

Feeding birds is a joy for gardeners as fluttering fleets of tiny birds fall upon our freshly topped up dispensers. Back at the kitchen window, you see them jockeying round, with lesser souls ...

Plant sunflowers for a simple way to add another food source to your yard for visiting wild birds. Psst—here’s how to grow a goldfinch garden with their favorite plants. “Planting sunflowers ...