Birds' average weight

How do the weight activated squirrel proof feeders work? Why don’t they shut down when 4 birds sit on the feeder?Most birds have hollow bones with internal struts that make them very strong. (Exceptions include swimming birds, like loons, which have solid bones to help them dive up to 150’ for food.) Birds also have...

Category › Quick fun Facts

House Finch feeding his baby

Lots of new faces have been showing up this week. One proud papa House Finch was showing his baby that the best bird food in town is at the Wild Birds Unlimited store in East Lansing, ...

Category › Friday Photo

The Toughest Bird in the Neighborhood

Just who is the toughest bird in the neighborhood anyway? Is it the Red-tailed Hawk that soars overhead each afternoon in search of squirrels or the Great Horned Owl that terrorizes the night with its stealthy hunting tactics? In reality, it's neither of them…it's actually that cute little woodpecker that visits...

Category › Nature up close

How to stop birds from hitting the window

Right now there are still young birds around learning the ropes and unfortunately, many times it's the inexperienced birds that fall victim to window strikes. Birds also strike windows as they quickly try to escape predators, hitting glass in a moment of panic. And during spring and fall migration, window strikes increase...

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The End of Spring Migration

26 May- 16 JuneWe banded another two days in May  and four days in June to complete the spring season. I was away for a spell in early June so didn't get out as often as I'd hoped, plus weather wasn't cooperating. We banded our FOY (first of year) adult male Cedar Waxwing on the 28thand Alice, a very enthusiastic...

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