Birds & Blooms

Birds & Blooms is the #1 bird and garden magazine in North America with more than 1 million subscribers. We pride ourselves in celebrating the “beauty in your own backyard” with a mix of expert advice and personal stories from our family of readers. Our magazine covers a wide range of topics such as attracting hummingbirds, building birdhouses, gardening for butterflies, feeding birds for less, growing veggies, tales of readers’ birding experiences, plus a whole lot more.

All the Fall Things!

Fresh Fall Color • Welcome autumn with a cheerful perennial that pollinators love

Social and Adaptable • Find out how the house finch became a backyard regular

Late Bloomers to Love • Keep garden colors going strong with fall perennials

Tree TLC • Discover tips for planting and tending to trees, from the roots up

Making Maple Choices • Sugar maple can be a sweet addition, but its impostor is not

Fall’s Best Feathers • Readers share unforgettable bird sightings featuring the season’s most fiery colors

Tales from the UNDERSTORY • The dense forest floor is the perfect setting to nest and forage

EASY, BREEZY Black-Eyed Susans • Bring warmth and wildlife to your garden with the effortless radiance of rudbeckia

IN THE COMPANY OF OWLS • STRAP ON YOUR BOOTS TO JOIN A.J. BERARD AS HE SEARCHES FOR OWLS IN HIS MONTANA HOMETOWN, AND SNAG A FEW TRICKS TO SEE BIRDS OF PREY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

AUTUMN’S ALLURE • Reader photos celebrate fall flowers performing the grand finale of the gardening season

Ask the Experts • Pros reveal interesting answers to backyard mysteries

Blazing Beauties • How many of these fiery flowers can you identify?

What’s your best advice for suet? • Learn smart ways to serve backyard birds a boost of protein with tips from readers

Better Off with Bats • Rethink the unsung heroes of the night and why you should support them

Caption This! • What might be on this cheeky chipmunk’s mind?

FOR THE READER

Birds & Blooms

Screech-Owl Secrets • These small owls are full of big surprises