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It's OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips for doing it the right way
It’s OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips for doing it the right way By Julian Avery Sign up for our monthly newsletter! Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter, when birds need extra energy, and spring, when many...
Virginia Greene/Cornell Lab of Ornithology, CC BY-NDIn one incredible instance, garden feeders seem to have played a role in establishing a new wintering population of migratory blackcaps in the United Kingdom. One study found that feeders attracted high numbers of crows, which prey on other birds’ chicks, with the result that less than 1% of nearby American robin nests fledged young. Birds also need access to native plants, which provide them with habitat, food and insect prey that can both supplement diets and support species that don’t eat seeds at feeders.
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