Bird Feeders and Their Impact: A Birder’s Guide to Science-Based Feeding Practices

I grew up in a city so tough that only the most resilient birds—mostly sparrows and crows—managed to survive. My childhood version of bird feeding? Tossing leftover rice and bread scraps onto the ground, hoping they’d find a taker. No fancy feeders, no carefully chosen seeds—just an old-school way of giving birds a snack. Then […]