A Regional Guide to Garden-Friendly Birds—and How to Attract Them

Advice from across the Audubon network, featured in Martha Stewart.com.


Now is the perfect time to be thinking about creating climate-resillient habitat for birds. 

"Local birds and your backyard landscaping are closely connected: Birds help your yard by controlling insect populations and pollinating plants, and, in turn, it provides them with their favorite foods, water, and a safe environment that supports the health of their populations." - Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart.com

Read the full article online at Martha Stewart.com.

Native plants provide food, shelter, and nesting sites for birds.

Consider foods that last through the winter: seed-bearing native trees such as birches, evergreens, and maples.

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Photo: A Hooded Warbler holds a fat, juicy caterpillar. Photo: Megumi Williamson/Audubon Photography Awards