Each family grouping of birds tends to have a few identification characteristics that are most useful to conclusively identify, This chart is a quick reference list of those important characteristics.
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Bird Feed Guide
Selecting a bird feeder should be an easy task, however, there are an increasing number of choices of feeders, and many companies are designing feeders to “attract” a specific species. To complicate matters, an increasing variety of choices of bird feed are commercially available.
Feeling the burden of too many choices? The two charts accessible from the links below outline the more common backyard birds, which seed preferences they tend to have, and the preferred feeder to offer seed for each species grouping.
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Bird Migration dates
Before Spring has sprung its time to prepare for the arrival of waves of bird species that may visit your backyard, or rural environment. The link below opens a chart that lists migration dates for the most common species that may visit our yards and acreages, and what they may be looking for. Keep in mind this is only a partial list, and is intended to be representative of similar species that may be in your local area. It may prove helpful when deciding what food, or plants to purchase and offer to the variety of species coming your way.
Southwest Minnesota Birding Resources 