Bird Feeders

Bird feeders are mutually beneficial—they provide food for the birds and the enjoyment of watching wildlife to you. If you want to feed birds, provide them with three essential elements: the right variety of quality seed, fresh water for drinking and bathing, and safe cover, preferably provided by native plants.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Attracting Birds to Your Landscape (PDF)
• Bird Feeders: What to Consider When Selecting
• Holiday for the Birds (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Bird Monitoring
• Birdhouses
• Birdwatching Basics
• Bluebirds
• FFL Principle 5: Attracting Wildlife
• Gardening for Birds

Other Sites

• 4-H Woodworking: A Bird Feeder--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
• Backyard Bird Feeders--Rutgers Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Bird Feeding Basics--Audubon Society
• A Bird in the Hand--Clemson (SC) Cooperative Extension
• Clean Bird Feeders to Prevent Disease--Oregon State University Extension
• Feeding Birds During Summer--Clemson (SC) Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Feeding Wild Birds--Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Keeping Your Yard Safe for Birds--University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Unclean Bird Feeders Can Attract Rodents and Wild Animals--eXtension.org