Evening Grosbeak in the winter
Louise Beckinsale
The 2022-2023 Winter Finch Forecast is Here!

Winter finches are here! Learn how to attract them to your backyard.

Red male cardinal in the winter
Louise Beckinsale
4 meaningful ways to prep your backyard for winter birds this year

Prepare your backyard for birds this winter by following a few easy steps.

snowy-owl
Bob Volks
Welcome to 2020 – Here’s What’s Happening in the Birding World and Beyond!
Well folks, we made it into another decade, and we couldn’t be happier to be here. With the holiday season in our rearview, we are in full swing now at the store and there (as always) is plenty to chat about.
how-to-choose-the-right-location-for-barred-owl-box
Bob Volks
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 time of year to get outdoors, fill those feeders or even hang a brand-new nesting box.
offering-suet-to-backyard-birds
Bob Volks
Welcome to Winter – Get Your Yard Ready with Suet

Rendered safely and made from a number of healthy ingredients, our suet options are seemingly endless and so is the enjoyment they offer any bird watching enthusiast.

With temperatures below the freezing mark, it is no secret that our small songbirds, woodpeckers, blue jays and the like are in need of reliable food sources. As Bob always says, “birds eat to create heat!”

attracting-finches-in-fall
Bob Volks
Tips for Attracting Winter Finches During the Fall

In tandem with this year’s annual finch forecast, we thought it would be timely to touch on a few helpful hints and tips that can prepare your yard for a possible visit from a finch or two. There is definitely a lot that goes into our chances of spotting house finches, purple finches, redpolls and the like. Let’s break down this year’s potential as well as what you can do to increase your chances of spotting these wonderful birds of winter.

how-to-keep-cardinals-in-your-yard-through-the-winter
Bob Volks
How to Keep Cardinals in Your Yard Through the Fall and Winter
With a little over a week until the official start to the fall season, it is a wonderful time of year to get outdoors, clean up the yard and keep those feeders filled. When it comes to fall and winter birding, there is perhaps one species that gets more attention than most (heck, it’s in our logo!) and that bird is the Northern Cardinal.
nesting-box
Louise Beckinsale
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 the month of November, temperatures are consistently below the freezing mark, our summer birds are long gone and we already have a number of our winter birds here in the Ottawa area. With the transition […]