Not all birds fly south during the winter. Though food is scarce, you can help by feeding birds in winter with these helpful ideas and tips.
In Southwestern PA, there are many birds around all winter long. We often see beautiful red northern cardinals, blue jays, juncos, nuthatches, titmice, sparrows, chickadees, and woodpeckers, to name a few. It's fun to hear and watch them amongst the winter snow.
When it's freezing out, and many of the natural sources from shrubs, flowers, and insects are less plentiful, we like to provide extra food sources and shelter to these songbirds during the cold winter months.
Below are a few projects and ideas for helping these wonderful creatures that you can implement in your backyard.
Feeding Birds in the Winter
These little projects and ideas are the perfect activities to help hungry birds and other wildlife that stick around in the cold season, allowing you to continue enjoying the show.
Carole West
I love your bird pictures and I am one to sit outside and watch the bird activity well pretty much year-round. I enjoy it more in the winter because the birds are easier to notice in bare trees. Thanks for sharing my feeder project, super sweet that was a favorite for a couple of seasons and thinking I need to get me some seed and come up with something new. Enjoyed this friend...
Patti Estep
Thanks Carole and that's a good point about being able to see the birds on the bare trees. I love your little feeder. It's simple but sure does the trick.