BACKYARD BIRDING 

WHAT DO BIRDS NEED TO THRIVE?

1 - COVER & SHELTER

• allaboutbirds.org/news/how-to-provide-seeds-and-shelter-for-backyard-birds/
• nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/Young/Nesting-Box​

2 - FOOD

• Commercial Bird feeders: allaboutbirds.org/news/browse/topic/feeding-birds/
• NATIVE PLANTS & WHY THEY HELP BIRDS THRIVE:
  • Why Native Plants - video by Doug Tallamy 
  • Books by Doug Tallamy: Bringing Nature Home; Nature's Best Hope
  • Native Plant Bird Food: ​nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
  • KBC's Native Plant Resources

3 - WATER

• birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/learn/top10/attract-birds-with-water.php

4 - NESTING SUPPORT

• ​nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/Young

​5 - BIRD-WINDOW COLLISIONS & HOW TO PREVENT THEM 

• Why Birds Hit Windows and How You Can Help Prevent It
• Window Safety for Birds

• Bird Safety Window Treatments
• "The Bird-Friendly City", an excellent Kirtland Bird Club presentation by a sustainable cities researcher in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at University of Virginia, which included quite a bit on bird safety

6 - KEEPING BIRDS SAFE ON HALLOWEEN

• Click HERE to learn about do's and don'ts to keep birds safe during the Halloween season.