

Guides
Everything a backyard birder needs beyond identification: choosing feeders and seed, placing bird baths, deterring squirrels, preventing window strikes, and seasonal care — nineteen in-depth guides, each tested for a full season in one of our editors’ own yards.


Best Heated Bird Baths for Winter

Best Suet Feeders for Woodpeckers

Best Platform & Tray Bird Feeders

Best Bird Houses & Nest Boxes

Best Bird Feeders for Cardinals

Black Oil vs Striped Sunflower Seeds for Birds

Safflower Seed for Birds

How to Attract Buntings & Grosbeaks to Your Yard

How to Stop Birds Hitting Windows

Best Binoculars for Bird Watching

Best Finch Feeders

How to Stop Birds Attacking Windows & Mirrors

Nyjer (Thistle) Seed for Birds

How to Feed Suet to Birds

How to Feed Mealworms to Birds

Best Hummingbird Feeders

How to Feed Nyjer & Thistle Seed

