Attracting Birds to Your Winter Garden Birds need clean fresh water daily, which is often not available when the temperature is below freezing. A heated birdbath is a must during our severe Kansas winters. There is a wide selection of heated birdbaths available online and through amazon.com, and my shipment arrived in less than a week. Since ground feeding birds tend to prefer a ground water source, a heated ground birdbath, as well as the heated birdbath on a stand, is a wise purchase. Robins enjoying fresh water from a heated birdbath. Both heated birdbaths, as well as our birdfeeders, are located in a garden area with some shrubs, lavender and Echinacea stalks to provide cover for the birds in case of danger. There is also a cypress tree near for a quick escape from predators. When our temperatures were in the single digits the birds flocked to the feeders and the heated birdbaths. If you look closely in the upper right side of the picture (below) of the groun
