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We Queens birders who live near Forest Park are still filling feeders and scattering seed for the hungry avian hordes, and with the amount of snow still on the ground the feeders are as busy as ever.  Whether you like watching woodpeckers coming for suet, doves for millet, finches for thistle, or chickadees for sunflower [...]

As loyal 10,000 Birds readers know I love visiting my folks’ house. Not just for their company, which is wonderful, but also to catch up on the birds visiting their marvelous array of feeders which I lack in my urban apartment complex. One of the things that keep the birds (and the squirrels) coming back [...]

Welcome to the first feeder watch! Where birds get free food and you get pictures of them getting it. The first featured feeder is one of the small, clear, plastic, suction-cupped-to-the-window types. It is located on my parents’ dining room picture window. My parents have long fed their feathered friends and lately my father has [...]

In yesterday’s post, I flippantly stated that feeders are cheaters, which some might have interpreted as a slur against backyard birding. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am a huge fan of the feeder watch. In fact, quite a few of my lifers — sparrows, chickadees, and finches — have been spotted at [...]