Attracting Backyard Birds: Bird Feeder Selection
Today, more than 50 million Americans put out a billion pounds of bird food each year. Bird feeders can be used to supplement the food provided by native plantings. They also provide a way to observe birds at close range. This revised 7-page fact sheet suggests useful guidelines for selecting feeder...
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| description | Today, more than 50 million Americans put out a billion pounds of bird food each year. Bird feeders can be used to supplement the food provided by native plantings. They also provide a way to observe birds at close range. This revised 7-page fact sheet suggests useful guidelines for selecting feeders, food, feeder location, cleaning feeders, and managing for cats and squirrels. Written by Emma V. Willcox, Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main, and Maena Voigt and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2011. Reviewed February 2014.
WEC 162/UW192: Attracting Backyard Birds: Bird Feeder Selection (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-bae78a83e96e48f5a0951c884228517d2025-02-08T06:09:07ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092011-06-0120115/6Attracting Backyard Birds: Bird Feeder SelectionEmma V. Willcox0Mark E. Hostetler1Martin B. Main2Maena VoigtUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaToday, more than 50 million Americans put out a billion pounds of bird food each year. Bird feeders can be used to supplement the food provided by native plantings. They also provide a way to observe birds at close range. This revised 7-page fact sheet suggests useful guidelines for selecting feeders, food, feeder location, cleaning feeders, and managing for cats and squirrels. Written by Emma V. Willcox, Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main, and Maena Voigt and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2011. Reviewed February 2014. WEC 162/UW192: Attracting Backyard Birds: Bird Feeder Selection (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119310UW192 |
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