Different birds eat different foods be sure to provide a variety. Check a bird book to find out what foods attract the kinds of birds you want to welcome to your back yard sanctuary. Birds need calcium to form their eggshells and feed their babies. To help them out, place egg shells in your yard. Remember first to wash them, bake them in an oven for 25-30 minutes at 250 degrees and then scatter them in small pieces in an open area of your yard safe from predators.
Water is an attraction to birds.
It is said that birds can hear the sound of running water from a mile away. Providing water for birds can be simple as adding a birdbath to your yard or installing a water feature, such as a pond. Birds need cover for nesting, to escape from harsh weather and to hide from predators. Birds use small branches and twigs to build their nests. If you have dense shrubbery or pine trees in your yard you have cover.