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Backyard Bird Feeding• Why feed birds?• Foods to offer• Feeder options• Baffling squirrels• Creating bird-friendly habitat• Keeping your birds safe• ResourcesAmerican Goldfinch by RaymondBelhumeurSimply providing food and shelter can be effective for bringing birds closer toyour home, but how can you attract a diversity of birds to your yard?Which feeders should you use?What foods will attract the most species?How can you attract birds without spending a fortune on feeding theneighborhood squirrels as well?How can you make your yard a friendlier place for birds?And what can you do to keep birds safe while visiting your yard?These questions and more will be answered in this quick primer on birdfeeding.2
Why feed birds?Snow Bunting by Leon ThoresonWhy do tens of millions of Americans feed birds?First and foremost, feeding birds brings these spectacular animals into ourbackyards, allowing us to connect with them and helping us to appreciatenature.Feeding birds is also fun—who can resist watching the antics of achickadee? And attracting a colorful goldfinch or a cardinal to your yard canbrighten even the most gloomy day.Wild birds generally don’t need the “free” food that we provide at birdfeeders, in fact, studies show that the bulk of a birds’ diet comes from naturalsources even where feeders provide plenty of food. But birds do need us toprotect habitats. Making your yard or neighborhood more attractive to birdsis a first step in ensuring that future generations can enjoy feeding birds aswell.3
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