1. Yes, it's a whole new look! Have questions or need help? Please post your question in the New Forum Questions thread Click the X to the right to dismiss this notice
    Dismiss Notice
  2. Seeing tons of unread posts after the upgrade? See this thread for help. Click the X to the right to dismiss this notice
    Dismiss Notice

Here are a few tips to attract your favorite summer bird species!

Discussion in 'Nature/Habitat/Garden Corner' started by OSimpson, Aug 11, 2013.

  1. OSimpson

    OSimpson Certified Master Naturalist

    Joined:
    Sep 24, 2006
    Messages:
    1,015
    Likes Received:
    21
    [​IMG]
    Native plants: In addition to providing food and shelter, native plants are critical for birds in another way too. During the breeding season, most birds feed insects to themselves and their offspring—often only particular kinds of insects that eat only particular native plants. In fact, chickadees and warblers rely on caterpillars for 90 percent of their diet during spring and summer.



    [​IMG]
    Supplemental feeders: Rose-breasted grosbeaks in the East and black-headed grosbeaks in the West migrate south in winter but are active at feeders in the United States during summer.


    [​IMG]
    Sugar-water feeders: Many hummingbird and oriole species—also missing from northern regions in winter—frequent sugar-water feeders during the warmer months.


    [​IMG]
    Birdbaths and ponds: On hot, dry days, water will lure a wide variety of summer-only birds. Indigo and lazuli buntings, gray catbirds, brown thrashers, red-eyed vireos and red-winged blackbirds are just a handful of likely bathers that may be hundreds or thousands of miles away later in the year.



    Attract birds into your garden
     

Share This Page