Eastern Backyard Birds

An Introduction To Familiar Urban Species

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Attracting Birds To Your Yard!

If you provide for their basic needs including food, water, shelter and a palce to raise their young - it's easy to attract birds to your yard!

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Food

• Birds are more attracted to black oil sunflower seeds more than any other feed. Other popular feeds are thistle seeds, millet and nuts.
• Suet (rendered fat) is especially attractive to wood-peckers, chickadees and nuthatches
• To make hummingbird nectar. Mix four parts water to one part sugar - change nectar everyday

Water

• A bird bath or shallow dish meets the need of drinking and bathing
• Keep water level under 5 cm and clean it regularly
• To make hummingbird nectar. Mix four parts water to one part sugar - change nectar everyday

Shelter and Bird Houses

• Shrubs, thickets and brush piles are ideal sources of cover for birds to reatreat when threatened
• Bird houses should be constructed of unfinished woods at least 1.3 cm thick
• The lid or floor should be hinged for cleaning
• The demention and entrance of the house vary for each species. A simple online search will provide more information on designs