Make your windows visable to birds to prevent collisions. Clean hummingbird feeders with a solution of one part white vinegar to four parts water once a week.ĥ. Never use honey, artificial sweeteners, or food coloring. Made by combining four parts hot water to one part white sugar, boiled for one to two minutes. Do not bring any new invasives into your backyard habitat! Invasives do not provide as much good food or habitat as natives do and can threaten healthy ecosystems.Ĥ. Identify the non-native invasive plants in your region and work to remove them from your yard. Native flora provides birds with food in the form of fruit and seeds, and is home to tasty invertebrates like bugs and spiders.ģ. By using fewer chemicals around your home you will keep birds, pets, and your home healthy.Ģ. Reduce or eliminate pesticide and herbicide use.
There are many excellent books to assist you in creating your backyard habitat.ĭownload our Gardening for the Birds listĮight Ways to protect birds where YOU liveġ. Our native birds, butterflies and wildlife co-evolved with native plants.ĭownload Bergen County Audubon Society Native Plant list National Audubon’s “how to” for a Healthy Backyard Go Native!! It fragments our forests and wetlands into isolated islands of Native Habitat.īackyard Habitats become “stepping stones”that also connect these fragments of Native Habitat. They are also vital for our migratory bird species on their Spring and Fall journeys along the Atlantic Flyway.ĭevelopment causes habitat loss and degradation. With open space continuing to be lost in Bergen County and New Jersey,īackyard habitatsare even more important as places for birds and other wildlife to find food and shelter. The Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Backyard for Wildlife Create the foundation of a backyard habitat.Ben Burton Native Plants Garden at Teaneck Creek Conservancy Butterfly Garden at Teaneck Creek Conservancy.Butterfly Garden at Overpeck Preserve, Overpeck Park.
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