Articles

Article	Summary
*Adding trees now could mean more birds later* by Michael Womack - Caller.com (Corpus Christi, TX) 10/16/09	Many of the ruby-throat hummingbirds migrated south just before our first major cold front last week.
*A GREENER VIEW- Fall Garden Tips for Southern Gardens* by JEFF RUGG - San Fernando Valley Sun 10/15/09	This is a great time of year to work outside. Remember to take some photos or video of the landscape in the fall. You can see how you like it and what to change when the garden catalogs arrive in the winter.
*Native Plants Draw Watchable Wildlife to Your Yard* - AP 10/13/09	Attracting a steady population of birds, butterflies and other watchable wildlife to your yard is a matter of providing habitat - a combination of food, water and cover. The challenge comes in finding the right plant partners.
*How To Attract Birds And Butterflies Using Garden Planters* by Scott Gray - www.allgardenplanters.com June 2009	Attracting birds and butterflies to your outdoor living space is not difficult to do if you welcome them with a long-term source of food, water, and a place of safety.
*Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden* by Peg Herring - Oregon State University Extension Service Jan 31, 1997	By planting certain flowers and shrubs, home gardeners can provide food and habitat for hummingbirds.
*Landscaping for Backyard Wildlife*	You can attract birds, butterflies, bullfrogs and other wildlife to your backyard. Here's how.
*Is There Life after the First Frost? Birds in the Winter Garden* by Carol Wallace - Suite101.com	If you've been feeding the birds all summer, it isn't just a selfish desire to see life and motion in the winter garden that should keep you filling the feeders. By putting out a daily ration of sunflower seeds and millet, you have created a flock of dependents.
*December in the Heartland* by Sueann Ahrens - Suite101.com	Don't forget your feathered friends during the Holidays. My December article will give you step by step directions for a wreath to use as a decoration and as a bird feeder
*Gardening for the Birds and Butterflies* by Bruce Zimmerman - Hort-Pro Online Gardening Magazine, Ontario, Canada	We are all interested in having a little bit of a wild life. To attract some desirable wildlife to your garden you need to provide a good environment. Birds require plants for food, nesting and protection. Birds also require fresh clean water.
*Birds - What to Do about Birds Crashing into Your Windows* by Dan Edge, Carol Savonen - Oregon State University Extension Service Dec 11, 1998	How to prevent this unfortunate problem
*Bird Feeding - How to Feed Wild Birds Responsibly through the Winter* by Dan Edge, Carol Savonen - Oregon State University Extension Service Nov 13, 1998	By providing the basics - food, shelter, and water - you can often attract a number of species of birds to your yard or patio this winter.
*Building a Basic Birdbox*	Building a nest box, dimensions, references
*Wildlife in My Backyard - Nest Boxes and Shelves* by Sharon David - The Blue Bill 1996	Ways of attracting cavity nesters into nest boxes and how to attract some tree nesters to nest on shelves erected against a building.
*Wildlife in My Backyard - Trees and Shrubs as Natural Food* by Sharon David - The Blue Bill 1995	Excellent article on landscape planning for wildlife
*Wildlife in My Backyard - Attracting Winter Birds and Bird Feeding* by Sharon David and John McLaughlin - The Blue Bill 1995	Excellent article on providing shelter, water, and food for birds; feeders; foods; squirrel and raccoon baffles
*Summer Birds: Habitat Needs of Neotropical Migrants* by Norma Jean Venable - West Virginia University Extension Service	"Neotropical migrants" nest in West Virginia and other North American sites but spend up to six winter months in warmer climates of the Americas including Mexico, and Central and South America.
*Feeding Birds* by Karen Fleming - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Oct 1996	When to feed, types of feeders, types of feed, pests, home plantings, water, automatic platform feeder
*Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard* by M. E. Hutchins - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Nov 1996	Your backyard can become a miniature wildlife refuge, attracting many different kinds of wild animals.
*Backyard Wildlife - Planting for Habitat* by Ron J. Johnson and Carl W. Wolfe - Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln May 1997	This NebGuide provides information on planning and planting for wildlife habitat in the backyard
*Backyard Wildlife - Tips for Success* by Ron J. Johnson - Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln May 1997	This NebGuide describes tips for success in bird feeding, adding water, birds to expect, dealing with nuisance wildlife, and others.
*Backyard Wildlife - Feeding Birds* by Ron J. Johnson - Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln May 1997	This NebGuide describes the essentials of bird feeding for attracting birds to your backyard.
*Snags and Downed Trees are Good Habitat for Wildlife* by Dan Edge - Oregon State University Extension Service Nov 14, 1997	Wildlife enthusiasts, especially in rural areas, might want to leave some of the newly-killed fallen material for wildlife habitat.
*Provide Water for Birds in Winter* by Dan Edge - Oregon State University Extension Service Oct 24, 1997	Backyard bird watchers can help birds out by keeping fresh water available to birds throughout the winter.
*Plants for Hummingbirds* by Dan Edge - Oregon State University Extension Service Jan 31, 1997	By planting certain flowers and shrubs, home gardeners can provide food and habitat for hummingbirds.
*Problem Birds, House Sparrows, and Starlings* by Dan Edge - Oregon State University Extension Service Jan 19, 1996	Discouraging house sparrows and starlings
*Time to Think about Bird Houses* by Dan Edge, Carol Savonen - Oregon State University Extension Service Dec 19, 1997	As winter days grow longer after solstice, birds start to get ready to mate and nest. It is time to start thinking about putting up a bird house or nest shelf.
*Plants to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds* by Terry L. Yockey - Northern Gardening	Flowers and plants to increase the likelihood of butterflies and hummingbirds
*Plants for Birds* - Illinois Cooperative Extension Service 1995	A list of plants to attract birds
*Build a Birdhouse* - Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation	Birdhouses for chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, robins, catbirds, thrashers, swallows, wrens, purple martins, bluebirds, and flickers
*Annual & Perennial Flowers for Mississippi Gardens* by Felder Rushing and Steven E. Newman - Mississippi State University Extension Service 3/17/98	Topics include soil preparation, seed or transplants, irrigation, mulches, fertilizers, weed control, pest and disease control, reference lists of annuals and perennials
*Wildflowers for Mississippi Meadows and Gardens* by Felder Rushing and Dr. Steven E. Newman - Mississippi State University Extension Service 3/17/98	Those uncultivated flowers found growing naturally along roadsides, in meadows and fields, and in forests throughout an area are called wildflowers. Wildflowers include a wide variety of plant types, including reseeding flowering annuals and hardy perennials, selected vines and small shrubs, ferns, and even showy native grasses. Many are well-suited for use in home gardens and landscapes because they are adapted to the general climate and soils of an area.
*Things to Grow On - For the Birds* by Lelia Scott Kelly - Mississippi State University Extension Service 3/28/98	Tips on attracting birds to your garden
*Backyard Wildlife - Making It Come Alive* - Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln April 1984	This NebGuide provides "how-to" ideas for getting the most enjoyment from backyard wildlife.
*Additional resources for creating a Backyard Habitat*	Information resources listed on The Ornithology Website