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How to Make These Next Few Weeks a Little Easier, Courtesy of Birds

Explainer: What's at Stake in the 2020 Rollback of Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protections?

Birding Tips: On Cold Spring Mornings, Spend Some Time in the Sun
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Bird ID Skills

Free Merlin Bird ID App Covers 3000+ Species and IDs Your Photos (opens in a new window)

Building Skills: The 4 Keys to Bird Identification

Tricky Bird IDs (opens in a new window)

What Duck is That? Learn IDs With a Diving Ducks Puzzle (opens in a new window)

The Cornell Lab's Neotropical Birds Website (opens in a new window)
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Feeding Birds

Project FeederWatch

Common Feeder Birds: Quick Info on Food Preferences (opens in a new window)
Project FeederWatch

What’s the best way to clean your bird feeders to prevent disease? (opens in a new window)

How to Choose the Right Kind of Bird Feeder
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Analysis: Do Bird Feeders Help or Hurt Birds?
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FAQs & Common Problems

Is it unusual to see American Robins in the middle of winter?

How Birds Survive the Cold: Feathers + Food = Warmth

What can cause birds to show weird color variations?

Bird-Friendly Homes

Habitat Network

The Wildlife Value of A Messy Garden (opens in a new window)

Attract Birds With Birdbaths
BirdSleuth

Bird-Friendly Winter Gardens (opens in a new window)
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Cats In The Wildlife Garden: Build a Catio to Keep Pets and Wildlife Safe (opens in a new window)
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Try This

April 2020 eBirder of the Month Challenge (opens in a new window)

In April, Win Our Bird Song Identification Course (opens in a new window)

Join Project FeederWatch (opens in a new window)

Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds (opens in a new window)

Birding Festivals and Events
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Living Bird Magazine

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How Ron Pittaway Developed His Acclaimed Winter Finch Forecast

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Seven Sublime Birds From Around the World
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