While having a birdbath in your yard is a great first step, keeping it full of clean, fresh water is equally important. Water evaporates quickly throughout the day when the sun is bearing down, so even though you might fill it completely in the morning, by the afternoon, it could be all gone.
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Even if you don’t have a bird bath, you can still help them by pouring water with ice cubes in a spot where puddles collect. I do this at the end of the driveway for them , especially after seeing birds with open beaks. They seem to appreciate it. Had house sparrows, gold finches, the cardinal, mourning doves, and then some all bathing together within fifteen minutes. Poor little tiny guys.
My research call for not more than 3 inches of water in a bird watering/bath station.
Am writing an article for All Animals magazine about DIY chilling stations for wildlife and your comments caught my eye. Let me know if you are available for an interview. Thank you!…Ruth rjohnson@humanesociety.org