Red Eyed Vireo
Red Eyed Vireo The red eyed vireo is a small songbird that you might see trying to catch insects in your trees, or eating berries. The bird isn’t a fan of the feeder.
Category: Birds
Discover the vibrant world of Midwest birds in our Birds category, your ultimate guide to feathered friends in Wisconsin and beyond! Explore songbirds like cardinals and warblers, spotting their colorful plumage in backyards or along trails. Learn about turkeys strutting through Midwest forests, ducks and herons gracing wetlands, and other water birds thriving in local lakes.
Our posts offer identification tips, fascinating facts on breeding habits, migration patterns, and diets, perfect for birdwatchers and nature lovers. Whether you’re identifying a sparrow’s song or tracking a goose’s flight, our guides bring Midwest birds to life.
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Chestnut Sided Warbler
The Chestnut Sided Warbler is a fast-moving, yellow, black, brown, and white warbler. Found throughout Wisconsin during the spring through fall.
Simple Tray Deck Bird Feeders
Simple Tray Deck Bird Feeders If you are in need of a simple solution to feed your feathered friends but do not have room for traditional feeders, how about simple tray deck bird feeders?
Northern Flicker
The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate.
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch The American Goldfinch is a beautiful songbird that you can easily attract to your backyard. The males have bright yellow coats with a bold black cap and black wings barred with white. The...
How to Get Hummingbirds To Nest by You
How to Get Hummingbirds to Nest by You. If you would like more hummingbirds around your yard, you need to provide two sources: food and nesting materials.
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker The Downy woodpecker is the smallest of North America’s woodpeckers but there are many smaller species elsewhere, especially the piculets. General Information Woodpecker with mainly black on the upper parts & wings, with...
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker The red-bellied woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada. Its...
6 Ways to Keep Ants Out of Hummingbird Feeders
6 Ways To Keep Ants Out Of Hummingbird Feeders Ants are attracted to sugar and sweetness and since hummingbird feeders are made up of sugar water, they, of course, are going to go straight for...
House Finch
House Finch The house finch is a small passerine bird that is part of the family Fringillidae. They are generally seen hanging onto the food source their eating from, perched, or scavenging the ground for food.
White Breasted Nuthatch
General Characteristics of White-Breasted Nuthatches One of my favorite birds to watch is white-breasted nuthatches. You can always tell when they are around because they have a unique yank, yank voice and lower hah, hah,...
Birds You May Find in Your Backyard
Birds You May Find in Your Backyard A running list of birds that you may find in your backyard along with some interesting facts, and possible additional reading posts that may help you attract them...
Dried Fruit Medley Bird Food Recipe
Dried Fruit Medley Bird Food Recipe Want to feed some picky eaters that normally don’t always come to the feeder? Make up this dried fruit medley bird food recipe.
Save Those Seeds
Is squash plentiful in the garden? As you enjoy eating squash, save those seeds. Rinse, dry them, and store to add to your bird feeders.
Coopers Hawk in My Garden
Coopers Hawk in My Garden The Coopers hawk in my garden, he enjoys parking himself on my deck rail or the neighbor’s fence and watching over the yard. The backyard feeder birds are an easy...
Birds Like Safflower Seed Squirrels Dislike
Birds Like Safflower Seed Squirrels Dislike Keep the squirrels off your feeders by changing your birdseed. Birds like safflower seed squirrels dislike it. So, if you are looking for a great way to feed the...
How to Clean a Birdbath
How to Clean a Birdbath Is it time to clean your birdbath? You just cringed – I feel your pain. Here is an easy way to clean your birdbath and check out the link on...
Keep Birdbaths Fresh and Clean
Keep Birdbaths Fresh and Clean I’m a little embarrassed to say that my birdbath is a mess right now. Over time, the summer weather turns hot and I get “busy.” Too busy to stay on top...
Catbird Cries
Catbird Cries Catbirds arrive back from their southern hones the last week of April. You will notice the sound of the catbird cries. If there are a few catbirds in the area it may sometimes...
Handfeeding Chickadees and Nuthatches
Handfeeding Chickadees and Nuthatches The calendar states it is spring in Wisconsin, so darn it, warm up already. Instead, we have 34-degree weather, with tiny, snowflakes drifting down from the sky every once in awhile....