WILDLIFE

CREATING A WILDLIFE HABITAT AT HOME

FOOD:

Our bird friends don’t need supplemental feed if you have a diverse garden. but we begin to heat up; keep up the feeder so you can watch your feathered friends from the inside of the home..

One of the best all-around seeds for birds is the black-oil sunflower. This seed has a high meat-to-shell ratio, is high in fat, and is sized perfectly for many seed eaters, including black-capped chickadees, cardinals, mourning doves, finches, juncos, jays, woodpeckers, and sparrows.

COVER:

Wildlife welcomes cover year-round.

WATER:

As the berries in our area ripen, the birds are having a feast. Keep your birdbaths filled with fresh water, changing out at least every four days to break the mosquito larvae cycle.

PLACES TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG:

Plant diversity is key!

BIRDCARE:

Do you deadhead? Click HERE to learn more.

Check out this really nice bird identification and preferred foods for each bird from The Cornell Lab! Click HERE!

Are you familiar with how we can bring the birds back? Click HERE for starters.

If you enjoy seeing the birds from your window, continue to Feed The Birds!

I also fill wire suet cages with native grasses for nesting materials.

HUMMINGBIRD UPDATE:

See you in the spring, friends.

Once the leaves have fallen, you might be lucky enough to find a Ruby-throated hummingbird nest! LOOK!

To learn how to attract hummingbirds to your garden, click HERE.