Bird-Friendly Gardening: Guidance and Projects for Supporting Birds in Your Landscape
Title:
Bird-Friendly Gardening: Guidance and Projects for Supporting Birds in Your Landscape
Author:
Publication Information:
Cool Springs Press 20240402
Edition:
Paperback
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
p. ; cm.
ISBN:
9780760382110
Document ID:
SD_ILS:5105889
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Summary
Summary
Bird-Friendly Gardening is the definitive guide to planting a wildlife-welcoming home landscape filled with a diversity of native plants that feed, shelter, and support birds.
Table of Contents
| Part I Introduction | 06 |
| Part II All about Birds | 13 |
| Basic needs | 14 |
| What birds eat | 16 |
| Regional differences | 20 |
| Providing fresh water throughout the year | 22 |
| Migration | 24 |
| Four main travel routes | 28 |
| Safe feeder practices | 29 |
| Nesting box basics | 32 |
| Part III Bird-Friendly Garden Projects | 35 |
| General Projects | |
| How to prevent window strikes | 40 |
| Tips for safely photographing birds | 42 |
| Drought-tolerant garden featuring native grasses | 44 |
| Grow your own birdseed | 48 |
| Fruit garden for the birds | 52 |
| Birder spotlight: Susie Creamer | 56 |
| Native plant rain garden | 58 |
| Incorporating bird feeders into your garden | 66 |
| Ways to reduce your lawn area | 72 |
| Small-Space Projects | |
| Hummingbird haven/balcony patio garden | 76 |
| Shady patio retreat | 80 |
| Birder Spotlight: Jamie Weiss | 84 |
| Water-wise native garden | 86 |
| Native plant container gardening | 90 |
| Birder Spotlight: Jillian Bell | 94 |
| Condo-friendly plantings | 96 |
| West coast window box | 100 |
| Medium-Space Projects | |
| Moisture-rich garden | 102 |
| Insect garden | 108 |
| Sunny hummingbird and songbird garden | 114 |
| Deer-resistant garden | 120 |
| Southwest retreat | 128 |
| Birder Spotlight: Jason Kitting | 134 |
| Flowring vines hideaway | 136 |
| Large-Space Projects | |
| Woodland retreat | 138 |
| Create an owl-friendly habitat | 146 |
| Warbler-friendly habitat | 152 |
| Birder Spotlight: Laura Jackson | 158 |
| Coastal garden for migrating birds | 160 |
| Streamside garden | 164 |
| Mountain habitat | 168 |
| Birder Spotlight: Morgan Amos | 176 |
| Part IV Conclusion | 178 |
| Resources | 180 |
| References/Citations | 181 |
| USDA Hardiness Zones and Temps | 184 |
| Photo Credits | 184 |
| Meet Jen McGuinness | 185 |
| Author Acknowledgments | 186 |
| Index | 187 |
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