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Backyard Bird Watching

To attract birds to your backyard you need several basic things: food sources, whether supplied directly by you or by planting for birds, water sources, and perches or shelter near feeding and water stations. Go to this website to get information on feeding birds.

If you are having predator problems, let this site help you solve them; click on “Feeding Station Problems.”

Plant native species for birds and other wildlife. Go to Audubon at Home’s webpage for recommendations. To get help from your native plant society in South Carolina, click here. Their Links page has a plethora of information. If you’re from another state, the Links page will get you there.

If you have a housecat it is imperative that you keep your cat indoors. To find out more about the impact of domestic cats on backyard birds, go to these websites: American Bird Conservatory and Audubon At Home.