Making a Garden That Welcomes the Birds


A young rose-breasted grosbeak spent part of a summer afternoon on a leaf in the back garden.
"In this most isolated of springs, birds have kept me company. I’ve watched their mating games and turf wars, listened to their serenades and tagged along as they shopped for just the right piece of garden real estate (as long as I was very quiet; no kibitzing, Margaret). Some even let me meet their newborns when the big moment came. All the things I cannot do with my people so much lately, we’ve been doing as usual; the birds remained in my bubble all along. I cannot imagine life without the 70 or so species that visit or reside in the garden each year. As I often say (and write): The birds taught me to garden — or at least to do it smarter. ..."
NY Times
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[PDF] Creating a Garden for Birds

The adult male scarlet tanager is a medium-size songbird with glaring crimson feathers and jet-black wings.

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