Here are some bird watching tips for the backyard by Wayne Petersen, director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society Important Bird Areas Program.
Let’s talk about backyard birding and bird feeders. The backyard is a place where everybody has an opportunity to get involved with watching our avian friends and where many people’s interest in birding first begins. In thinking about backyard birding there are a variety of things to keep in mind that will maximize the experience.
One of these is obviously to ensure the safety of birds – which means, for example, to locate your feeders in places where they are relatively close to shrubs that birds can quickly escape into or trees that they can fly up into. it is important to keep this in mind because obviously the safety of the backyard birds is vital for their health and your enjoyment.
Likewise, if you have a cat, you should keep the cat indoors. Unfortunately, lots of folks have the feeling that if they put a cat out the front door and their bird feeders are in the backyard, there won’t be a conflict. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Domestic cats are still natural hunters and smart, too.
Likewise having your feeder situated in places where you can see them is important. So you want to put them a spot where you have a ready view from a window or a porch or patio. By the way, to have the feeders be relatively free from what some people would describe as pesky competitors, like squirrels, it’s important to have baffles of a sort on the pole, Of course, there are lots of different types of bird feeders that can be put up for birds.
Birds will find your bird feeder once they are filled with seeds. But did you know it is a good idea to put bird seed right on the ground? Lots of birds will happily feed on the ground and actually prefer to feed off the ground.
And here is a tip: Try to provide a mix of overall landscape levels for your bird feeders, taking into considerations that you will want them to be compatible with the location of your viewing station or windows as well as provide conditions that will ensure the safety of the birds that you’re trying to attract to your yard.
As found on Youtube
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