Bird Friendly Garden

Martha and Jenny gave a great talk on having your garden be more bird friendly. Below is a huge amount of bird related information.

RESOURCES FOR BIRD INFO AND ID

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/

Live Owl Cam (2 chicks on the nest - so cute!) http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/

Dendroica (Pictures and songs for ID) : http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/

> Golden Gate Audubon Society (East Bay and SF): http://goldengateaudubon.org/

> Mt. Diablo Audubon: http://www.diabloaudubon.com/

http://northcoastgardening.com/2015/01/attracting-birds-in-winter/

http://northcoastgardening.com/2015/02/diy-bird-seed-blends/

Rescue:

http://wildlife-museum.org/hospital/found

http://wildlife-museum.org/hospital/songbird

http://birdandmoon.com/ifyoufind.html

These are better for window advice than Lindsey Museum's:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/faq/attracting/challenges/window_collisions

http://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/birds/bird-window-collisions

Bird friendly coffee is very important. Trader Joe's has a couple of shade-grown varieties. (note Organic or Free Trade is usually NOT bird friendly). For more info: http://goldengateaudubon.org/login/bird-friendly-coffee-club/

General birding links:

Joe Morlan's page: http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/

http://www.alankrakauer.org/?page_id=354

Photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/ebba/

http://content.yardmap.org/

Bird-friendly gardens:

http://stopwaste.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Bay-Friendly%20Gardening%20Guide_Complete.pdf

http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/home-garden/debbie-arrington/article9403211.html

How to reduce window strikes:

Don’t wash the windows.

Place the feeder closer to the window (less than 3 feet); or Place the feeder farther from the window.

Hang chimes/mobiles in front of the window.

Install window screens (on the outside of the window) for cushioning.

Place uv stickers on the window. Install uv patterned windows.

Put outdoor lights on motion sensors with timers and set the timer as low as possible. The lights at night confuse migrating birds and can lead to additional window strikes. Turn off indoor lights or close curtains to block indoor light.

Strikes will still happen sometimes. If you hear a thud, go check for a stunned bird on the ground.

If you find one, place it in a small disposable container to recover.

Keep an eye on it for an hour, if it still hasn’t recovered, take it to the nearest wildlife rehab center.

If you find an injured bird (bleeding, obviously broken bones, came out of another animal’s mouth), immediately take it to a wildlife rehab center.