Each species has specific nutrition needs, so you'll want to choose the right food to attract your favorite birds. Safflower seeds are attractive to cardinals, as well as some sparrows, chickadees, ...

The problem with millet is that it often gets scattered onto the ground, where it can become moldy or attract rodents and ...

Seed. Black-oil sunflower seed attracts a wide variety of birds. Some birds have preferences for other seeds like millet, safflower, or cracked corn. Resources. Two excellent sources for bird ...

Red mulberry trees: A very fast-growing exotic species, red mulberry trees produce its fruit on female trees. They grow to 35 feet tall and with the help of the birds that love its fruit are a ...

A broker we once knew told me that birdwatching was a good way to relieve stress. I think he read that in the Wall Street Journal. I believed him because, first, I agree, and second, he knew something ...

This is the time of year Mark and I put our bird feeders back up and invite you to join Project FeederWatch. Sign up ($18), ...

These lessons were designed to accompany the first two parts of the PBS Life of Birds series. Although this lesson plan was developed primarily for grades 9-12, teachers of elementary or middle ...

At the peak of the southward-migration season, millions of birds stop there. But intensive farming and development have destroyed more than 90 percent of the Central Valley’s wetlands ...

They help the environment, but they also help our souls. In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without them. An American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) comes into ...

Love birds? Have kids who love birds? Then you’ll want to put this San Diego Bird Alliance 75th anniversary community celebration in your calendar. On Oct. 20, San Diego’s avian-aligned will ...