chickadees
Getting Kids Into Birding During School Closure
Finding yourself at home with the kids can be difficult especially when figuring out how to keep them busy. Given...
Nesting Boxes
How to Choose the Right Location for Your Barred Owl Nesting Box
Without a terrible amount of snow on the ground and temperatures that are still quite bearable, now is a great...
Bird Baths
Getting Ready for Winter: Nesting Box and Bird Bath Maintenance
Let’s say this; things are quite seasonal at the moment! As we round the corner into the mid-portion of...
Bird Habitat
How to Install a Barred Owl Nesting Box
There is nothing more unmistakable than the sighting or sounds of one of our native owls here in the Ottawa...
Bird Nests
House Wren Fledgling Fun
For those that keep up with us from week-to-week, you already know we have been lucky enough to have some...
bird identification
The Peculiar Ways of the House Wren
Small in size, well-traveled and oddly fierce, the house wren is a regular fixture to the birding world here in...
Bird Habitat
How to Use a Barn Swallow Nesting Cup
With the spring season officially upon us, the birding community is (naturally) abuzz with excitement. Across our social media channels...
bird identification
Spring Spotlight – The House Wren
With one of the largest ranges of any songbird here in North America, the house wren marks its territory from...
Bird Houses
Tips for Repairing a Wood Duck Box
Depending on what kind of wood duck box you have acquired or built, they are usually built using one type...
Bird Houses
How to Choose a Nesting Box
Walk into either of our stores and in addition to a plethora of the very best in bird seed and...
Bird Habitat
Attract More Purple Martins This Spring
Yes, that’s right. It isn’t even Christmas yet and we are already talking about spring preparations! As most of us...
Bird Habitat
Why Don’t Birds Use My Bird Houses?
As the nesting season is winding down, those of us lucky enough to witness, at least some of the process,...
bird identification
Spring Spotlight: The Wood Duck
Let’s face it, when it comes to ducks, there are not many that can match the unique colouring and display...
blog
Attract More Bluebirds to Your Yard This Spring
While we certainly have an affinity for all of our feathered friends, there is something admittedly special about bluebirds, or...
Bird Habitat
How Wood Duck Boxes Boost Populations
It certainly seems like more and more folks are getting into wood duck placement, at least out here in our...
bird feeding
Be an Early Bird This Spring
Despite the migration being a little ahead of schedule, we are still awaiting a large portion of returning migrants to...
blog
Spring Tips on Nesting Box Set Up, Placement and Maintenance
It’s an exciting time, and despite the inconsistent weather we have been experiencing here in eastern Ontario, spring migration is...
Bird Behavior
Keep an Eye Out for these Signs of Courtship this Spring
Spring is in the air, keep an eye out for these tell-tale signs of courtship in your new avian arrivals....
blog
Where to Place and How to Maintain Wood Duck Boxes
The colourful wood duck is a beautiful sight to see, especially considering not too long ago these ducks were on...
blog
The Spring Courtship & Breeding Rituals of Birds
Spring marks many things on the bird watchers calendar; the return of our migrant birds along with the courting, breeding...
Bird Habitat
Do You Have Too Many Bird Houses?
Much like anything that brings us a great deal of joy, some of us can easily overdo it when it...
blog
Consider a Roost Box for your Backyard Birds This Winter
With the snowflakes beginning to fly (already!), we as birders are beginning to move quickly into cold-weather mode. Despite the...
Bird Houses
Keep an Eye on the Condition of Your Bird House Entrances
Just as we mentioned in our earlier post on how to properly clean out your bird houses this time of...
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Tips for Cleaning Out a Bird House
An important activity, but one that often gets forgotten is the proper maintenance and cleaning of your backyard bird houses....
Bird Habitat
Should I Take My Bird House Down For The Winter?
Usually a matter of preference, we often get asked the question; “should we be taking down our bird houses once...