Enter Our "Winged Wonders of Winter" Photo Contest!

To go to duncraft.com--click here     Enter to Win!   Announcing our Winged Wonders of Winter Photo Contest! Winter is a lovely time to photograph the birds and now is your chance to capture the beauty of the ... (read more)

Tips to Help Birds Survive in Winter

To go to duncraft.com--click here Winter is on the way, and what better time than now to start thinking about all the ways you can help birds survive the long cold days and nights? While most birds can survive winter without our help, studies have ... (read more)

What We Learned from a Customer's Question--The Cowbird

To go to duncraft.com--click here Last week I received an interesting email from one of our customers, accompanied by a photograph.  The photo showed a Dark-eyed Junco feeding what appeared to be a rather large baby while perched in a ... (read more)

Duncraft's Food Club! Join and enter our drawing to win a free order!

 To go to duncraft.com--click here   Try Duncraft's Food Club! Discounts on Every Food Order! Wow! This year Duncraft’s Food Club celebrates 15 years of service, providing our Food Club members with discounts on the ... (read more)

Attracting chickadees

To go to duncraft.com--click here The next time you hear a familiar "chick a dee dee dee", listen closely, because a chickadee's call can tell you a lot. Biologists have discovered that the more "dees" there were in a ... (read more)

The Beautiful Great Egret

To go to duncraft.com--click here All summer long on my commute home from work, I had been seeing a group of Great Blue Herons in a marshy, beaver pond right off the highway. I was surprised that there were so many together, usually three to ... (read more)

Deter Squirrels with Hot Pepper!

To go to duncraft.com--click here   If there’s one thing that will heat up a meal, it’s hot peppers! Whether raw, cooked, chopped, seeds in or out, the variety of hot peppers and the heat and spice they add to foods and drinks is ... (read more)

Attract insect-eating and fruit-loving birds with suet!

To go to duncraft.com--click here Birds are always eating to satisfy their constant demand for energy--and fat provides the most concentrated source of calories in a bird’s diet. That translates into energy for flying, keeping warm, nesting, ... (read more)

A Visit to Plum Island, Massachusetts

To go to duncraft.com--click here   Plum Island is an 8 mile long barrier island off the coast of Newburyport, Massachusetts. At the southern end is Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Located on the Atlantic Flyway, it’s a vital ... (read more)

Beaver Meadow Elementary School visits Duncraft

To go to duncraft.com--click here On September 29th, Duncraft had the pleasure of a visit from three classes of second graders from a local elementary school. It was great fun for all! First the kids got a tour of our manufacturing ... (read more)

Who Else Loves Catbirds?

To go to duncraft.com--click here   It’s not that you never see catbirds—I sometimes see them at the suet feeders or rustling around in low bushes, amid in plenty of cover near the edge of the yard. Whenever I see a big ... (read more)

Attract cardinals to your yard

To go to duncraft.com--click here   For northerners, there is seldom a more welcome sight on a blustery winter day than the flashy red male cardinal and his attractive mate.  Even their call, an exuberant "cheer, cheer, cheer" ... (read more)

Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders Explained

If you're frustrated by squirrels, you might be tempted to rush right out and buy the first squirrel proof feeder you find. But wait! This impulsive decision could end up only adding to your misery. You have many options when it comes to selecting a ... (read more)

Filling Your Tube Feeder for Consistently Fresh Seed

  Click here to visit Duncraft.com Backyard birders swear by their tube-style feeders because the tube is ideal for attracting many different bird species. On any given day you could see goldfinches, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, pine ... (read more)