Author Archives: Birdchick

I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives…

Common questions I get: “I put out a bird bath and no birds are using it. Why?” or “I have…

I recently had a discussion with birding friends about the importance of a birding mentor when you’re starting–especially when you…

This is such a weird time of year at bird feeders. Most birds have finished up raising young, but a…

I am fluent in bird. I can tell what bird territory boundaries are in my neighborhood or when an American…

A friend of mine has this contraption called a Mosquito Magnet that uses carbon dioxide to attract and vacuum up…

I don’t think this is anything new but I’ll say it: Birds are rarely depicted accurately in movies. Gasp. I’m…

There are a couple of YouTube clips out there that seem to show birds feeding fish–just like people. What’s really…

        There’s an apartment building just across the alley from mine. It’s a real…”fixer upper” to say…

Learning bird calls is essential to improve your bird watching skills. But sometimes it’s not a matter of learning different…