The Backyard Bird Attraction Guide

Author

Kelsey Waddell
March 17, 2024

Happy St. Patrick's Day, feathered-friend enthusiasts! We're delighted to share another chirp-filled edition of our newsletter, perfect for those of you looking to make your backyard a bird paradise.

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Stories Of The Day:

10 Hummingbird Feeding Mistakes Everyone Makes (and How to Avoid Them)

Hummingbird feeding mistakes mean the difference between a bountiful birding session and a sad, quiet backyard. Fortunately, these mistakes are easy to avoid with a little practice. While you may know of common issues like

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9 Landscaping Mistakes That Deter Birds (and How to Avoid Them)

All across North America, habitat loss is impacting wild birds. Urbanization, chemical agriculture, and desertification are all taking their toll, but so are the detrimental mistakes that homeowners make when landscaping their gardens. The good

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Tip Of The Day

Avoid one of the most common bird-feeding mistakes: using only one type of bird feeder. Different birds have different feeding preferences.

To attract a diverse array of birds to your backyard, provide a variety of feeder types such as tube feeders for finches, tray feeders for ground-feeding birds, and nectar feeders for those delightful hummingbirds.

Do Hummingbirds Like Gladiolus: An In-depth Exploration

Gladioli are some of the most vibrantly-colored and exotic-looking flowers you can grow in the garden - but are these ‘sword lilies’ good for attracting hummingbirds? It turns out that Gladiolus flowers are excellent for

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Quote Of The Day

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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

- Henry David Thoreau

Until Next Time…

As the sun sets on this delightful St. Patty's day, remember to avoid the blarney of common bird-feeding blunders. Thanks for flying by, and we hope our tips help keep your feeders full and your hearts even fuller.

- Wild Bird Scoop Team