FeederWatch Tips
Methods Behind the Madness: Why Only Count the Most Birds Seen at Once?You’ve just sat down in your living room under a cozy blanket with a steaming mug of fresh coffee to begin your FeederWatch count. You watch for an hour as chickadees race back and forth to your feeder from deep…
Keeping House Sparrows away from feedersAn invasion of House Sparrows almost caused FeederWatcher Bill Kampen in Leavenworth, Washington, to stop feeding birds. A few sparrows appeared at Bill’s feeders one day, and soon there were so many House Sparrows that they crowded out other species….
Preventing disease: What’s the best way to clean your bird feeders?Feeders can increase the risk of disease transmission in birds if they are not cleaned adequately. New research shows ideal cleaning methods to prevent the spread of disease among the feeder birds we love.