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How to Attract More Birds
 

There are four primary elements to consider to ensure the attraction of wild birds to your backyard, patio or natural habitat setting. By following these guidelines you should have numerous and frequent visits by wild birds indigenous to your area.

PRIMARY ELEMENT #1

If you wish to attract a wide variety of wild birds, you should consider the placement of a wide variety and types of food and bird feeders around the area you are trying to attract birds. Feeding stations such as platform feeders for birds accustomed to feeding from the ground, hanging feeders for perching birds and suet feeders for insect eating birds. The North American Bird Feeding Chart provides details for the types of food the birds you desire to attract prefer.

PRIMARY ELEMENT #2

Wild birds are more likely to frequent your environment if they feel secure. Providing shelter from the elements of nature and from predators is essential. Trees and large shrubs are places where wild birds raise and protect their young. By offering nesting boxes and nesting materials, you will enhance the attraction of the specific species of birds you wish to visit your backyard. By planting a variety native shrubs and trees common in your area, will provide the cover birds are seeking and enhance your chances of their visiting your habitat frequently.

PRIMARY ELEMENT #3  WATER

Water is arguably the most important element for inclusion in your backyard habitat. The sounds of moving water is a sound most wild birds cannot resist. Birds can be attracted to these sounds from great distances and will drop by for a drink or bath. By providing a mister, or circulating fountain pump to a bird bath or small pond will add just the thing to attract wild birds.

PRIMARY ELEMENT #4  VARIETY OF TREES AND SHRUBS

Each species of wild birds live in a variety of habitats. The more variety and diversity you create in your backyard, the more species of wild birds you will attract. By offering food, water and nesting sites at a variety of heights, will also enhance the attraction of more wild birds. Consider planting in your backyard habitat, plants that produce berries, seeds, fruits, nuts, sap and nectar. This will ensure a year round supply of food and nesting materials.

In choosing your plants, consideration should be given in providing density of foliage for the supporting of nests, and the ability to protect and allow for the wild birds to escape from predators. Evergreen trees and shrubs provide year round protection. Some specific guidelines are for grasses up to 1' in height, shrubs up to 5', small trees up to 15' and for tall trees up to 40'.