Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
We had a good 3-day bird quest and emerged with 140 species counted! Read more...
In the May 14th Oregonian Homes and Gardens section (and online) there's a great article by Kym Pokorny on how to make your yard a haven for hummingbirds! Read more...
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Backyard Bird Shop carries the largest selection of hummingbird feeders in town. If you haven’t taken a look at our selection before, it can be overwhelming in the beginning. Here are some tips to make your purchasing decision easier: Read more...
I believe that one of our missions at Backyard Bird Shop is to help our customers encourage biodiversity in an effort to create a thriving wildlife habitat. One easy step is to discontinue the use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. Read more...
KGW and Audubon Society of Portland have teamed to bring us a "raptor cam" for the 3rd nesting season in a row. A pair of Red-Tailed Hawks have built a nest on the fire escape of a downtown building, and an unobtrusive video camera is capturing their daytime lives and streaming it to computer screens across the city. Read more...
The recent spell of sunny weather provided motivation for my much-needed garden chores. Between weeding and planting I was able to catch a glimpse of a couple of Golden Crowned Sparrows that will soon be on their way to nesting territory. Read more...
We need all the pollinators we can get! Some people are surprised to discover bees taking up residence in a birdhouse. Since many species of bumblebees are in decline, you may want to consider the presence of Orange Rumped Bumblebees a positive! Before you decide to reclaim that house for the birds, consider these important facts. Read more...
Garden Time's Judy Alleruzzo visited our Beaverton shop to interview Scott Lukens for their April 11, 2009 program. Below are links to the interview, and a summary of what was said. Read more...
It is spring, so Audubon Society of Portland’s Wildlife Care Center will soon be busy handling the “huddled masses” of baby animals that find themselves at their doorstep. Often well-meaning backyard bird enthusiasts mistakenly believe they’re helping a baby bird in trouble, when less interference would be the best course of action. Read more...
James Davis, one of our local treasures, has a new book about where to go and what to see, month by month, in Oregon, Washington and B.C. Read more...
Although it is early for most birds to nest in the Portland area, some birds are preparing their nests and incubating their eggs already. One of our local birds that nest early is the Red-tailed Hawk. Do you want a bird’s eye view of the nesting process? Read more...
Many people have seen them, without realizing their significance: small, black insects feeding on flowering shrubs. These stingless bees can help pollinate your plants, something needed more and more as European Honeybee populations decline in the Pacific Northwest. Read more...
While out in the garden today, I noticed my birdhouse hanging in the Dogwood tree and decided today was a good day to get the ladder out and take it down for cleaning. Black-capped Chickadees have used the nest box two years in a row and I wanted to have it clean and ready for another season of nesting. February is a good month to get your houses clean, repaired and ready for spring. Read more...
by Michele Dupraw Not only does NPR bring us the best news coverage in the country -- it also brings wonderful human- and bird-interest stories like this one. Click on the link below to enjoy Julie Zickefoose's article about birds watching us as we watch them! She includes a nice recipe for suet dough. I found that Yellow Rumped and Townsend's warblers really like it! Read more...
