https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count6-8
I hope you will take part, the data is used by many.
Also , maybe top up the bird feeders. I'm in Florida and we are part if the migrating birds. The Gold Finches just showed up yesterday!@@ 20 or so my largest flock in the past 8 years. They like thistle.
I have millet for the other little sparrows sbd finches , black oil sunflower fir most all else, and dried mealwom and no melt peanut crumble for the insect eaters.
Why help wild birds? Because we have removed so much of their natural food sources of native grasses, shrubs, and trees, instead planting Asian species, or monoculture, that don't provide food. And we use insecticide that kill off their insect good, many homes have a contract and have thus applied whether or nit there us any insect problems . In spring 90% of bird feed their young insects, and it takes thousands to raise a single clutch.
I talk about this every year as the song birds are dissappearing.. over 50% reduction in numbers some species as high as 90% reduction .... watch The Messenger on Netflix, [ame="https://youtu.be/LjQtRr4CKcc"]OFFICIAL TRAILER THE MESSENGER DOCUMENTARY - YouTube[/ame]
https://web.stanford.edu/group/stan...of declines,nest predation in habitat patches.
A bird bath placed close to cover, like a bush or tree, nit just out in the open . Really helps, and will draw in some beautiful birds.
https://www.nwf.org/garden-for-wildlife/create
Put up a nest box, the blue bird nest boxs sold at Walmart will host about 5 different species. Or their are plans for nest box's fir different species i will link a source. Many birds use nest box in the winter to escape bad weather.
https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/
Now is the perfect time to add a native tree or shrub, while they are dormant. Many viburnium flower beautiful, fruit lots of berries, and can have great fall color. Crab apple tress flower buds and leaf buds eaten by many birds, and they host over 400 species of moth ir butterfly, and birds feed those to their young, try a native plum, or hawthorn, service berry stays small blooms spectacular and provides berries, hollies ect.
https://www.audubon.org/native-plants
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count6-8
I hope you will take part, the data is used by many.
Also , maybe top up the bird feeders. I'm in Florida and we are part if the migrating birds. The Gold Finches just showed up yesterday!@@ 20 or so my largest flock in the past 8 years. They like thistle.
I have millet for the other little sparrows sbd finches , black oil sunflower fir most all else, and dried mealwom and no melt peanut crumble for the insect eaters.
Why help wild birds? Because we have removed so much of their natural food sources of native grasses, shrubs, and trees, instead planting Asian species, or monoculture, that don't provide food. And we use insecticide that kill off their insect good, many homes have a contract and have thus applied whether or nit there us any insect problems . In spring 90% of bird feed their young insects, and it takes thousands to raise a single clutch.
I talk about this every year as the song birds are dissappearing.. over 50% reduction in numbers some species as high as 90% reduction .... watch The Messenger on Netflix, [ame="https://youtu.be/LjQtRr4CKcc"]OFFICIAL TRAILER THE MESSENGER DOCUMENTARY - YouTube[/ame]
https://web.stanford.edu/group/stan...of declines,nest predation in habitat patches.
A bird bath placed close to cover, like a bush or tree, nit just out in the open . Really helps, and will draw in some beautiful birds.
https://www.nwf.org/garden-for-wildlife/create
Put up a nest box, the blue bird nest boxs sold at Walmart will host about 5 different species. Or their are plans for nest box's fir different species i will link a source. Many birds use nest box in the winter to escape bad weather.
https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/
Now is the perfect time to add a native tree or shrub, while they are dormant. Many viburnium flower beautiful, fruit lots of berries, and can have great fall color. Crab apple tress flower buds and leaf buds eaten by many birds, and they host over 400 species of moth ir butterfly, and birds feed those to their young, try a native plum, or hawthorn, service berry stays small blooms spectacular and provides berries, hollies ect.
https://www.audubon.org/native-plants
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Cardinals were uncommon..red polls,purple and golden finches..even Mourning Doves. Nuthatches and titmice and chickadee's were aboundant. I had window feeders,suet feeders,those little "satalite" feeders for only chickadee's and titmice ( clinging type birdies..no blue jays allowed!) The day after a major blizzard I counted 40 Cardinals,countless Junco's and finches at one time in the yard. It was soooo cool to sit on my bed,with a window feeder feet away from me watching these beautiful creatures. Nothing like seeing a few male cardinals in freshly fallen snow chowing down at a ground feeder.
