Welcome to Backyard Birding
Welcome to Backyard Birding where we will be discussing everything related to the birds who visit your backyard. I developed a love for birds in high school while working on a project for my biology class and have been keeping tabs on our feathered friends ever since. This past fall, we participated in FeederWatch, a program by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to count birds visiting feeders in North America. The hobby has since taken over our backyard, part of a bookshelf and has been creeping into the front yard with the addition of a bird-friendly garden. Here, I plan to share what I have learned and continue to learn about the amazing feathered creatures which visit our backyards.
This Northern Flicker is a frequent visitor to our suet feeder my four year old son made with my husband. It also attracts downy woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, red-bellied woodpeckers and nuthatches.
The feeder is made by drilling a hole 1″ in diameter through a log. The hole can then be filled with commercial suet or homemade suet. We purchased a large number of suet logs at the end of winter when they went on clearance at a local store. Spring is one of the most critical times for birds as they search for food. Summer’s bounty has not yet arrived, but many species are already nesting, courting and some may already have their first brood on the way.
backyard birding, birding, Northern Flicker, suet, feeders
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