About

Welcome to Bird Watching HQ!

My name is Scott, and however you found us, I’m glad you’re here.

Our mission is to help connect people to nature.

We do this by providing proven and effective ways to attract birds and other wildlife to your backyard. In a time when so many people are addicted to phones and screens, we adamantly believe that our mission and message has never been more important.

Here’s the thing:

If you can get excited about the birds that visit your backyard, then you will probably want to improve their natural habitat for them.

This means more native trees, shrubs, and flowers. Instead of just a monoculture of grass that is full of pesticides, I hope that you decide to transform parts of your yard back to a more natural habitat, which help you attract butterflies, bees, bats, reptiles, amphibians, and many more, in addition to birds.

“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced” – David Attenborough

I started Bird Watching HQ in 2016. At the time, I had a baby daughter, which meant I was at home way more often than ever before. Since I couldn’t take off on hiking or kayaking trips like I used to, I decided to try and transform our 1-acre suburban backyard into a more wild place. This is when I put up my first bird feeder to see if I could attract any birds.

To my amazement, within 24 hours, we had American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, and Northern Cardinals eagerly visiting. From there, I was hooked!

To learn a bit more, check out this interview from PBS:

 

One reason that I started Bird Watching HQ was being frustrated by the lack of consolidated information that could be found online about feeding backyard birds. There is still a lot to be learned, but I am learning an incredible amount every day, which serves as the basis for what typically gets shared and written here.

Currently, there are hundreds of articles to read, and the database is growing each month.

I know that is a lot of information and it’s hard to know where to start.

 

 

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In addition to feeding birds, here are some of my other interests:

  • Hiking and the outdoors: My favorite hike is the one that doesn’t end.
  • Penguins: My goal is to travel the world to observe all 17 species. Currently, I am at a big ZERO. But I’m hoping to change that in the next few years.
  • Entrepreneurship: The best part about Bird Watching HQ is that it combines my love of nature with my passion for starting and growing businesses.
  • Jurassic Park: I have read the book at least ten times. “Life Finds A Way” is one of the best quotes of all time.
  • Disney: Our entire family is a bit of Disney nuts, especially my wife. The parks, the movies, and the business. I even love reading Walt Disney biographies.

 

Thanks again for visiting.

Scott