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How To Attract These 16 Mosquito-Eating Birds To Your Yard
By BROOKE YOUNGER
House Wren
It’s easy to attract these common and feisty birds to your backyard by providing nesting boxes, limiting insecticide use, and putting up fountains and bird baths.
Nighthawk
Endemic across North America, these birds can be tricky to lure to your garden. They'll be enticed by yards with lots of insects and flat surfaces for resting and nesting.
Barn Swallow
These birds eat loads of insects, especially when nesting. Provide crushed eggshells and mud sources to encourage them to nest in a barn, shed, or corner of your porch.
American Robin
Draw this favorite of birdwatchers to your backyard by stocking the bird feeder with mealworms, keeping piles of damp leaves, and planting a couple of berry bushes.
Yellow Warbler
Since warblers hide while hunting for insects, they’ll seek out low-lying foliage, shrubs, and flowers in a quiet yard with oak trees, maple trees, and birdbaths.