How to Attract Birds to Your Garden - Tutorial

Want more birds in your yard? A feeder is only the start. I've watched backyard birds for over fifty years. Today I'll walk you through seven simple things that bring the most birds in. Step by step. You'll learn: The one seed most birds love, and the cheap filler they toss aside Which feeder suits which birds, and where to hang it The "three feet or thirty" window rule Why moving water beats almost anything else How a free brush pile gives birds a place to hide Why native plants feed baby birds, and how many caterpillars one chickadee family needs What a good nest box has, and what to skip How to keep your birds safe from windows, cats and dirty feeders Want more birds at your feeder? Grab my free checklist: the 12 small changes that bring birds back to your yard. Which bird do you most want to see in your yard? Tell me in the comments. Facts checked against the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (All About Birds, Project FeederWatch, NestWatch) and the National Audubon Society. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:47 Number 1: The seed most birds love 2:50 Number 2: The right feeder, in the right spot 5:10 Number 3: Water they can't resist 7:10 Number 4: Somewhere safe to hide 8:43 Number 5: Plant for the caterpillars 11:00 Number 6: A safe place to nest 12:44 Number 7: Keep your birds alive 14:36 Your yard, a year from now Photo credits Some images in this video are real photos from Wikimedia Commons: Male Northern Cardinal (41590411245).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Black-capped chickadee (51097954785).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons American Goldfinch male (517305990).jpg – Thomas Quine – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons USFWS mourning dove (23225342564).jpg – USFWS - Pacific Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons USFWS Song Sparrow, Cape Meares, Oregon (23224924304).jpg – USFWS - Pacific Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Song Sparrow (40838766495).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2.jpg – lwolfartist – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus (24259613468).jpg – gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Eastern Bluebird (male) (45635802031).jpg – ShenandoahNPS – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Turdus migratorius 2016-06.jpg – Mara Koenig/USFWS – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Yellow Warbler male (14072646301).jpg – USFWSAlaska – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Cooper's Hawk (52386581691).jpg – Joshua Tree National Park – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Black-capped chickadee in the snow (52621175454).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons American Goldfinch at the Bird Feeder (48636976358).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Niger Seed.jpg – Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka – CC BY 4.0 – Wikimedia Commons Dark-eyed Junco (44607079655).jpg – ShenandoahNPS – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Dark-eyed junco foraging on the ground (44076460370).jpg – USFWS Midwest Region from United States – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Downy woodpecker on a suet feeder (50043155418).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons White-breasted nuthatch (50679325031).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Black-capped Chickadee at Suet Feeder 5717 (6316027488).jpg – Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Carolina Wren 374664839.jpg – The Lilac Breasted Roller – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Male Downy Woodpecker in a Flurry (51834329258).jpg – ShenandoahNPS – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons An American goldfinch and house finch visit the feeder (48298805266).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons Male Northern Cardinal At Feeder.jpg – Torindkflt – CC BY 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons A dark-eyed junco, black-capped chickadee and northern cardinal visiting a feeder at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (32021162008).jpg – USFWS Midwest Region from United States – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Squirrel at bird feeder (8412202406).jpg – Sheila Sund from Salem, United States – CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons Tufted Titmouse feeding off of bird feeder.jpg – Candeadly – CC BY 4.0 – Wikimedia Commons Black-capped chickadee (54365191790).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons American Robin (42253318841).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region – Public domain – Wikimedia Commons American Robin Bathing (33733646474).jpg – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic