The best hopper bird feeders for 2026: a 12 lb squirrel-resistant steel hopper, cedar and recycled-plastic picks, a small hopper for grackles, and a chart.
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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.
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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.
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Small Christmas gifts a backyard birder will use: a lens pen, a weatherproof notebook, hand warmers, bird song books, flash cards and gifts for the feeder.
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Bird gifts kids will actually use, from a window feeder and a plush cardinal for little ones to real binoculars and a Sibley guide for older kids.
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Best squirrel baffles for every setup: raccoon-size cylinders, wrap-arounds for poles you can’t take apart, 4×4 post cones and domes for hanging feeders.
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Six bird bath de-icers compared by wattage, thermostat and cord, from a 44-watt pad to the 250-watt Allied BDT250, plus how to choose and use one safely.
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The best bird feeders for winter: roofed, weatherproof, large-capacity hoppers and tube feeders that keep seed dry through snow, from a simple domed feeder to the Squirrel Buster Plus.
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The best cameras for bird photography under $1,000 are superzooms. The Nikon COOLPIX P950, Panasonic LUMIX FZ80D and Kodak AZ528 compared on zoom, viewfinder, weight and price, plus the 125x Nikon P1100.
The best spotting scopes for birding: Vortex Diamondback HD, Vanguard Endeavor HD, Celestron Ultima and more, with how to choose zoom, lens size and a tripod.
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