Attract Birds to Your Back Yard

• Provide  different food sources for birds eat insects, nectar, fruit, berries, nuts, and seed.
• Provide both natural food sources as well as food in feeders.
• Provide water. Bird baths, ponds, streams, misters, drippers as well as just pans of water work well.
• Provide cover. Birds feel safe when they are not out in the open. Shrubs, trees, and flowers all provide some protection and security.
• Provide a place to raise a family. Birdhouses!
• Plant a variety of plants, shrubs and trees.
• Remember weeds are useful.   Ask yourself if a bird could eat its seed or berries before yanking it up.

Help Birds Make Nests

• Gather items birds use to make their nest: short strips of fabric, hair (pet or human!), short sticks, dried grass,  moss, flower petals, leaves, feathers, short pieces of yarn and string.
• Place the items in an empty suet basket or mesh bag.
• Hang the basket or bag on a fence, near your birdhouse, or on a tree branch.
• Keep a muddy spot in your garden.   They will use the mud to construct their wonderful nests.
• Make  string, yarn and fabric strips  less than 6 inches in length so  baby and
  adult birds do not get tangled.
• Do not use fishing line.
• Offer any hair from grooming your dog.
• Place the birdhouse where you and your family can observe it but
  away from backyard traffic. A birdhouse near the dog house and
  kids play area may not get selected by bird families.

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