Printable kit · 12 worksheets
The Backyard Bird Attracting & ID Planner
- 12 fill-in worksheets, 40 print pages
- An 8-week attract and ID plan with a drill for every week
- 2 filled-in examples, a quick-ID card and a tracker workbook
30-day money-back guarantee. Every dollar back if it doesn't help.
Bring more kinds of birds to the yard and learn to name every one: an 8-week plan that adds one feeder, food or water change a week, an ID drill for each week using the free Merlin and eBird tools, and the squirrel, window-strike and feeder-hygiene fixes that keep the birds coming back.
Replaces the mixed seed that mostly feeds sparrows and squirrels, the little brown bird you never could name, and the feeder that sat untouched because it was in the wrong spot.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF downloaded after checkout, including both filled-in examples.
What's in it
See all 12 worksheet titles
- Yard & Feeder Station At A Glance
- Species Target List & Feeder-Seed Match
- 8-Week Attract & ID Plan
- ID Drill Library
- Sightings Log & Weekly Review
- Squirrel & Predator Strategy
- Window Strike Prevention
- Feeder Hygiene & Disease Schedule
- Seasonal Feeder Calendar
- Birdhouse & Nesting Sheet
- Binocular & Gear Decision Sheet
- Budget Planner
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Yard & Feeder Station At A Glance and Sightings Log & Weekly Review, filled in for a hypothetical backyard, so a finished page is visible before starting one.
- 1 bonus printable. Feeder Birds Quick-ID Card: Twelve common backyard birds: the mark to look for and the food that brings them
- 1 companion spreadsheet. A reusable sightings log with a running count of new yard species, a yard species list, a seed cost tracker that works out price per pound and monthly spend, and a budget planner across the site's feeding station and watching kit tiers with a real grand total. Tabs: Sightings Log, Yard Species List, Seed Cost, Budget Planner.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets that measure your yard, pick three target birds and set up week 1 in 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when.
Plus the online buyer guide
Every feeder, food, nest box, binocular and field guide the kit names, plus the site's three feeding station tiers, with current prices, kept current on this site.
Who it's for
- Anyone with one feeder and the same three birds who wants a real plan to bring in more species
- New birders who want to put a name to what they see, with drills instead of guesswork
- Anyone fighting squirrels, window strikes or a feeder nobody uses
- Families and retirees who want a weekly birding routine that is easy to keep
- Anyone about to buy binoculars, a camera feeder or a nest box who wants the right one the first time
Who made this
Built by the Bird Feeder Setup desk, the people behind this site's free feeder placement, seed cost, nectar, birdhouse and binocular calculators, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidance. Researched, not hands-on testing and not professional advice.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Frequently asked questions
What do I get?
A printable PDF with 12 fill-in worksheets, two filled-in examples, a start-here page and a feeder birds quick-ID card, plus a ZIP of every sheet as its own page and a companion spreadsheet. The kit links to an online buyer guide with current prices.
Will this guarantee new birds?
No one can promise which birds show up; that depends on your region, the season and the habitat around your yard. The plan changes one thing at a time so you can see what works in your yard, and the target list is built from this site's species tables.
Do I need an app?
No, but the drills use the Cornell Lab's free Merlin Bird ID and eBird tools, and they make learning faster. Every drill also works with a field guide and a notebook.
I already have feeders. Is it still useful?
Yes. Start on the week that matches what you already have, use the strategy sheets on the problems you have now, and the log and ID drills work with any station.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need; the sightings log and cleaning log are made to be reprinted every week.
What if it is not what I expected?
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked.
The Backyard Bird Attracting & ID Planner
12 worksheets · 40 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide