How To Attract Hundreds Of Birds To Your Yard In Fall & Winter

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00:00How to attract hundreds of birds to your yard in fall and winter.

00:04Provide a variety of bird feeders. Offer multiple feeder styles and heights near cover to suit

00:10species like finches, chickadees, cardinals, jays, and woodpeckers. Offer high-energy winter foods.

00:17Provide calorie-dense foods like black oil sunflower, peanuts, safflower, niger, cracked

00:23corn, plus sweet, dried fruit, and mealworms. Add native plants with berries. Plant native berry

00:30producers like winterberry, serviceberry, chokeberry, and viburnum to feed waxwings,

00:35robins, thrushes, and bluebirds through winter. Keep a fresh water source available.

00:41Keep unfrozen water available with a heated birdbath. Alternatively, use sunny placement,

00:47shallow basins, and frequent cleaning. Plant sheltering evergreens. Plant dense evergreens

00:53like cedar, pine, juniper, and holly to provide roosting cover, windbreaks, and predator protection.

01:01Leave seed heads for winter foraging. Leave coneflowers, sunflowers, red beckias, and grasses

01:07standing to supply natural seed, winter structure, and foraging opportunities for birds.

01:12Create brush piles for shelter. Pile prune branches and twigs to form dense shelters near cover,

01:20aiding wrens, sparrows, and juncos during harsh weather. Provide nesting boxes and roosting spaces.

01:27Install species-appropriate nesting boxes in sheltered spots. Add wood shavings for insulation

01:32to support roosting chickadees, nut hatches, and wrens. Reduce pesticide use. Attract birds by fostering

01:40an insect-friendly, pesticide-free environment that supports their natural food sources year-round.

01:45Favor organic practices and native plants that support balanced ecosystems. Plant a diversity

01:51of native species. Combine diverse native species with staggered fruiting and seeding to provide

01:56year-round food, shelter, and dependable habitat for birds.