I love doing projects with my granddaughter and great-nieces and our latest masterpiece was making bird seed cupcakes. This not only allows me to spend time with my kids, but it can be a learning ...

A few weeks ago I noticed that my backyard bird feeder was running low on seed - time for a refill. The feeder wasn't completely empty, however: At the bottom, there remained a large pile of one ...

To learn more about Project FeederWatch and to sign up, visit www.FeederWatch.org or call the Cornell Lab toll-free at (866) 989-2473. SIGHTINGS On Tuesday, Dave Fratus and Eric Faber found two ...

Q: Is there any trick to keeping birdseed from coming up in beds beneath my feeders? I’m tired of all the grass germinating. A: That’s probably millet, a common ingredient in some standard seed mixes.

Part of the magic of gardening for me is being able to attract a variety of birds to my landscape. Another is watching children discover the same magic for themselves. As the holidays and winter ...

Arizona boasts a bounty bird species, some that can been seen year-round and others that visit in the winter as they migrate from colder areas of the country. With the help of Jon Friedman with the ...

Left, the winged seeds of crape myrtle; and right, an American goldfinch feeding on crape myrtle seed. (Image courtesy Gary Graves) Each year from summer into fall, ornamental crape myrtle trees in ...