To encourage birds to visit your yard, try hanging a homemade birdseed biscuit. You might want to keep an eye out for feathered friends on Valentine's Day; the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count is February 12-15, when people across the country spend 15 minutes or more taking stock of the birds in their towns. For tips, tally sheets, and a list of events, go to birdsource.org/gbbc.

Materials

• 3/4 cup of birdseed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Water
• Cookie cutter
• Oil

• Foil
• Cookie sheet
• Straw
• Ribbon

Instructions

1. Our recipe makes two 3-inch biscuits (one is shown here) or a single 4-inch biscuit. Mix together the birdseed, flour, and 2 tablespoons of water.

2. Spray or wipe a cookie cutter with oil and place it on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Pack the mixture into the cutter, inserting half a straw near the top to create a hole for hanging.

3. Bake the biscuit (with the straw) in a 170º oven until the biscuit is hard, about one hour. Let it cool.

4. Remove the straw, thread a ribbon through the hole, and hang it outside in a sheltered spot.

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