Attract Songbirds

This advanced guide from Audubon Vermont is aimed at landowners with larger acreages, especially those with more than 20 wooded acres. It involves changing your woodlot to make it more attractive to birds. It’s best to work with a professional forester when applying the ideas in this booklet.

Download this new guide, full of information about the habitat needs of forest birds plus next steps for landowners to follow when interested in forest habitat management.

These basic tips from Better Homes and Gardens will help you attract songbirds to your yard. These tips are good no matter how much land you own, but they’re especially useful if you only own a few acres.

For the devoted bird lover, this book by ornithologist Stephen Kress goes into great detail about ways to attract birds for owners of small and large properties alike. It includes information on recommended plant species, water projects, nest boxes, and – for bigger properties – land management strategies that favor birds.

What birds are using your feeder? This interactive website from the Cornell Ornithology Lab shows you which birds are likely to visit your feeder based on where you live, the type of feeder you use, and the kind of food you’re offering.

This Audubon NY article underscores the importance of diverse forest habitats for birds, specifies forest bird habitat requirements, and explains how forest management activities (i.e. timber harvesting) can have a positive impact on bird habitat.

Are you interested in managing your New York forest habitat and need expert guidance? Please fill out Audubon NY’s landowner assistance form ! Audubon staff will do their best to get back to you in 2-3 weeks.