Not cleaning feeders often enough: Infrequent cleaning or waiting until hummingbird feeders get dirty can pose health risks to backyard avians. Aim to clean feeders every three days with a diluted ...

Keep your backyard birds safe. Filling bird feeders with seed and refilling them when they're empty isn't enough to keep backyard birds safe and nourished. Cleaning the feeders regularly prevents them ...

Wild birds maintain a primarily natural diet, making supplemental feeding unnecessary year-round. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service identifies multiple specific risks that make bird feeders dangerous ...

Anyone who has a bird feeder in their backyard knows that these garden items can get pretty dirty quite quickly. Old bird seed, dried bird droppings, and other materials can start to build up, ...

It’s time to move your spring cleaning efforts to the backyard. Assess all the bird feeders in your yard. Bird feeders with cracks and crevices are difficult to sanitize and should be replaced. Clean ...

After dozens of dead waterfowl were discovered near Patchogue this week and an Aquebogue duck farm was forced to euthanize about 99,000 ducks last month, Long Island experts and community members ...

Experts say it's generally safe to use bird feeders this spring despite the prevalence of avian influenza, particularly if feeders are kept clean and users don't have backyard poultry. If unusual bird ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is offering tips on backyard bird feeding this summer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Summer heat can turn a well-meaning backyard bird feeder into a place where illness spreads, prompting ...