A little gray bird with yellow on it is often a yellow-rumped warbler. Our chart shows where the yellow sits on 9 look-alikes, from kinglets to siskins.
Little Gray Bird With Yellow on It? 9 Birds to Check (With Chart) Read More »
Free printable Project FeederWatch tally sheet: 36 common feeder birds, a most-at-once column and the count rules in plain English. Season starts Nov 1.
Project FeederWatch Tally Sheet: Free Printable and How to Count Read More »
USGS survey data for Florida, 1966–2025: house sparrows down 97%, mockingbirds and blue jays down, while mourning doves, woodpeckers and ospreys rose.
Florida Birds Since 1966: Which Are Declining and Which Are Increasing Read More »
A wet owl looks skinny because a dry owl is mostly fluff. Why soaked owl feathers go flat, how little US owls really weigh, and what to do if you find one.
Wet Owl: Why Soaked Owls Look So Skinny (and How Much They Really Weigh) Read More »
The best birdhouses and winter roosting boxes for bluebirds, chickadees, wrens and owls, plus the right hole size for each bird and how to mount a box.
Best Birdhouses and Winter Roosting Boxes (2026) Read More »
Learn the common winter sparrows at your feeder: tree, white-throated, white-crowned, song, fox and chipping sparrows, and how to tell them apart fast.
Common Winter Sparrows and How to Tell Them Apart Read More »
A gray bird with an orange belly is usually an American robin. How to tell it from a female bluebird, red-breasted nuthatch, titmouse or Say’s phoebe.
Gray Bird With an Orange Belly? How to Tell Which One It Is Read More »
Starling- and grackle-proof feeders that work: weight-set hoppers, caged seed and suet feeders, and upside-down suet. Six picks, plus what each one blocks.
Best Starling-Proof and Grackle-Proof Bird Feeders (2026) Read More »
A small gray bird with a black cap is usually a chickadee. How to tell it from a nuthatch, catbird, junco or titmouse, and which chickadee lives near you.
Small Gray Bird With a Black Cap? Chickadee, Nuthatch, Catbird, Junco or Titmouse Read More »
How to prepare bird feeders for winter: clean and disinfect them, keep seed dry, move them to safe spots, add baffles, stock high-energy food and water.
How to Prepare Your Bird Feeders for Winter: A 9-Step Checklist Read More »