Tag: birds
How to attract a variety of winter birds to your feeder...
Find out what types of food and styles of bird feeders are favored by the birds that frequent Ohio bird feeders throughout the winter.
How to prepare nest boxes for next season
Fall is a great time to make sure nest boxes and birdhouses are inspected, cleaned up and repaired for next season.
How to help birds during fall migration
Migratory birds travel thousands of miles from September to October. Help from backyard conservationists along the way can help them make the flight safely.
Help birds avoid collisions with windows
You can help reduce bird collisions with windows by using screens, various films and even strings or blinds to deter them.
Behind the cute, clever behavior of the killdeer
Killdeer are shorebirds, but many live in farm fields with short vegetation. They are relentless in protecting their nests and use a few tactics to do so.
Planning for a perfect pair of pigeons for spring
As spring inches closer, Julie Geiss' son dreams up elaborate plans for a pigeon loft, enchanted by stories of how carrier pigeons were used during war.
USDA finds more bird avian influenza cases
The USDA has confirmed two more findings of avian influenza in wild birds — one in Colleton County, South Carolina and one in Hyde County, North Carolina.
How to start birding in Ohio
Learn how to find and identify different types of birds in Ohio and get started birding regardless of the season.
Great Lakes host a myriad of ducks, gulls and other birds...
Thousands of ducks, gulls and other birds fly in from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Newfoundland and the Arctic to winter on Lake Erie and other Great Lakes.
Feed the birds, but still keep an eye out for illnesses
Although the cause of the illness that affected some species of songbirds across Ohio is still unknown, the ban on feeding birds has been lifted.
