Backyard Birding

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Welcome to the Backyard Birding Page, a service of the Baltimore Bird Club. If you need to know how and what to feed the birds, or how large to make the entry hole on a bluebird box, or which shrubs and flowers to plant in order to attract birds, you've come to the right place. There are also yardlists and journals from backyard birders, and links to other web sites of interest.

The basics: information at this site from the Fish & Wildlife Service and elsewhere on backyard birding

Internet Links to more information for backyard birders

From the Northern Prairie Science Center, two essential sources for do-it-yourselfers:
- Building Nest Structures and Feeders (includes many detailed plans)
- Build a Birdhouse (includes plans)
"Working with Wildlife Notes" from North Carolina State University
- Songbirds
- Wood Ducks
- Building Songbird Boxes (includes birdhouse plan)
- Hummingbirds and Butterflies
- Bats (includes bat-house plan)
Another Fish & Wildlife Service Pamphlet: Migratory Songbird Conservation
From Birdwatcher's Digest: Bird Feeding Do's and Don'ts
Why watch alone? Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch
If you have birds nesting in birdhouses in your yard, join Cornell's Birdhouse Network. Even if you don't wish to join, this site has a wealth of useful information about the design and placement of houses.
Have you found an "orphaned baby bird"? Get expert advice at The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory
More Bird lists
There is some useful information in the Backyard Birders section of www.birder.com

Yard Lists and Backyard Reports

Gail Frantz's Backyard Birding column from the Baltimore Bird Club's newletter, Chip Notes
- Current Issue: Dec 2005
- Back Issues:
  
  Aug 2005 | Oct 2005
  Aug 2004 | Oct 2004 | Dec 2004 | Feb 2005 | Apr 2005
  Aug 2003 | Oct 2003 | Dec 2003 | Feb 2004 | Apr 2004
  Aug 2002 | Oct 2002 | Dec 2002 | Feb 2003 | Apr 2003
  Aug 2001 | Oct 2001 | Dec 2001 | Feb 2002 | Apr 2002
  Aug 2000 | Oct 2000 | Dec 2000 | Feb 2001 | Apr 2001
  Aug 1999 | Oct 1999 | Dec 1999 | Feb 2000 | Apr 2000
  Aug 1998 | Oct 1998 | Dec 1998 | Feb 1999 | Apr 1998
  Aug 1997 | Oct 1997 | Dec 1997 | Feb 1998 | Apr 1998
  Aug 1996 | Oct 1996 | Dec 1996 | Feb 1997 | Apr 1997
  Aug 1995 | Oct 1995 | Dec 1995 | Feb 1996 | Apr 1996
From Calvert County, MD, Arlene Ripley's Nest Box
From Hanover MD, Dave Nation's Common Backyard Birds with Audio Bird Calls
From Houston TX, P. D. Hulce and Melinda Palmer's Yardlist of Wildlife Seen on W. 23rd Street
From Indiana, Janet Slivoski's Backyard Birding: Our Feathered Friends
From Lewiston ME, Dan Marquis's Yard List
From Herndon VA, Betsy Dunphy's Backyard Bird Journal

Pages Devoted to Particular Backyard Birds

Jim Cook's House Finch Conjunctivitis page.
The Bluebird Box Includes designs for making your own Bluebird boxes.
The ChicKaDee Home Page
Hummingbirds.net
From Zimbabwe, Tony Mechin's Hoopoe Page
From Germany, Ulrich Tigges's Common Swift page
Purple Martins
This page is managed by Terry Ross, who also manages the home page of the Baltimore Bird Club. Send comments and suggestions to me at

This page last changed December 28, 2012.