Activities and DIY
From DIY feeders to quick tips for making a bird-friendly yard or home, here are some fun and creative ways to help—and enjoy—your feathered visitors.
Bird-Friendly Communities
Make Your Home More Bird-Friendly
From your windows to what plants you grow, there are many ways to make your sanctuary a safe place for avian visitors.
Tips for Feeding Birds:
Activities
Making Seed Balls to Help Birds
With this simple DIY, you can spread the power of native plants far and wide.
Activities
How to Make Hummingbird Nectar
In a few easy steps, you can bring these nectar-loving birds to your feeder.
Video
Make Your Own Suet
With this easy vegetarian recipe, you can attract insect lovers like woodpeckers and nuthatches.
Tips for Bird-Friendly Yards:
Native Plants
How to Make Your Yard Bird-Friendly
Make your yard or patio a safe haven for birds in the face of climate change. Native plants provide ideal habitat and food.
Native Plants
To Help Birds This Winter, Go Easy on Fall Yard Work
A manicured lawn might look nice, but messy is better for birds and bugs.
Native Plants
10 Plants for a Bird-Friendly Yard
Choose native plants like these to beautify your real estate and provide food for birds.
Birds and Glass:
Audubon for Kids
Make Migration-Friendly Window Decorations
Help your feathered friends through their journey with an easy DIY project.
What Does 'Bird-Safe Glass' Even Mean?
From football stadiums to your own kitchen window, here's your guide to bird-safe glass.
Birding the Backyard
Loving Birds From Inside a Glass House
It's not just skyscrapers that threaten birds—our homes pose a huge risk, too. Here's what I learned when I tried to do something about mine.
Activities
‘Knests’ For the Kneedy
This simple DIY project provides plenty of comfort for orphaned birds.
More Projects
Bird-Friendly Communities
How to Make a Birdbath
Help your feathered friends beat the heat this summer with this easy DIY birdbath.
News
Build a Brush Pile for Birds
This simple backyard project offers shelter for birds in all seasons.
Activities
How to Make a DIY Bird Feeder From Recycled Materials
Attract birds to your yard with a project that's fun for kids of all ages.
Activities
Want to Keep Rescued Birds Toasty? Dress Them Up.
December 15, 2015 — While most birds can keep warm all on their own, a few organizations are helping out rescued chicks with adorable knitted (and sewn) outfits.
