5 Bird Feeding Mistakes to Avoid This Winter

Do you want to be an Insider? https://shopbackyardbirdcenter.com/pa... Avoiding these 5 mistakes can greatly improve your bird feeding experience. Building Brushpiles for Birds:    • What Happens When You Build BRUSH PILES fo...   How to Identify Quality Bird Seed:    • How to Identify Quality Bird Seed   Battling Squirrels:    • Best Methods For Keeping Squirrels Out of ...   Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at https://backyardbirdcenter.com/about-... #marksbackyardbirds, #backyardbirdwatching , #birdfeeding FOLLOW Facebook:   / backyardbirdcenter   Instagram:   / marksbackyardbirds   Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/ @MarksBackyar... Do you want to be an Insider? https://shopbackyardbirdcenter.com/pa... Join our FREE Facebook Community Group:   / 1055480298992527   Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. Mark's Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/marksback... SUPPORT Visit our website: http://backyardbirdcenter.com Shop our online store: http://shopbackyardbirdcenter.com MORE INFORMATION Contact: [email protected] Cover photo of an American Goldfinch by Bruce Weekes 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 0:49 Providing Cover - Brushpile photos by Carrie Wadlow 4:02 Discouraging Pest Animals - Deer photo by Karen Kunz Bluebirds on Squirrel Buster by Melanie McKellar Raccoon Baffles on poles by Mark McKellar 6:15 Diverse Feeder Types - Feeder pole set by Fiske Miles Covered Ground Tray by Denise Jones Blue Jay on peanut wreath by Mary Nemecek 9:20 Perching vs Clinging - Goldfinches and Common Redpoll on tube feeder by Fiske Miles American Goldfinches on mesh feeder by Morgan McKellar 11:11 Quality Bird Seed - Label and Graphic by Mark McKellar 13:33 Unfrozen Water - Bird bath with Cedar Waxwings by Mary Nemecek 14:47 Conclusion and Thank You