Bird-Friendly Homes

Living Bird Magazine

University of Pittsburgh Helps Migrating Birds by Dimming "Victory Lights"

Living Bird Magazine

The Milwaukee Bucks Have the Most Bird-Friendly Stadium in the NBA

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How to Make a Pulley System for Large Nest Boxes

Do Honey Bees Compete with Native Bees?

Seasonal Wildlife Habitat Calendar

Greenspaces in Small Places

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Bluebirds, Swallows, Chickadees Flock to Nest Box Trail Created by Young Birder

Wildlife in Cities: Far From Being Pests, Wildlife Can Help Cities be More Habitable

Wildlife Gardening and Homeowner Associations (HOAs)

Backyard Butterfly Gardens: Nature’s Rest Stops

Learn These Plants and Practices to Create a Successful Pollinator Garden

Landscaping to Protect Our Grass-Loving Wildlife

Guardians of Habitat: Monthly Inspirations for Creating Healthy Habitat

Grow a Moss Lawn and Create Wildlife Habitat

The Benefits and Ecology of a Moss Lawn

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To Clean Or Not To Clean Your Nest Box?

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Design Projects for Students to Support Birds

Take the Window Quiz and Protect Birds From Window Strikes

Citizen Science Can Deepen Connections and Create a Meaningful Place

Spring is the Season of New Beginnings and Garden Clean-Up

Pitch in a Patch for Pollinators

10 Cheap Ways to Source Native Seeds and Plants

A Yard Full of Native Plants Is a Yard Full of Well-Fed Birds

The Behavior and Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

Everything You Need to Know About Native Cultivars or Nativars

Removing Lawn to Make Way for More Habitat

Understanding Wildfire and Managing Fire-Prone Landscapes

Create Wildlife Habitat: Habitat Network Partners with Garden for Wildlife™ Program

10 Holiday Gifts to Bring Wildlife Cheer to Your Yard

How to Create an Effective Rain Garden

Managing Utility Corridors for Wildlife Habitat

Project FeederWatch

Wet Seed Can Spread Disease

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What's an Ecological Trap and How Does it Affect Birds?

The Yard Futures Project Studies Habitat in Residential Areas

Life In An Oak

The Wildlife Value of A Messy Garden

What is a Stream and How Can we Protect Them?

Control Measures for Invasive Plants

So, You’re Moving: How to Gift Your Habitat Wisdom to the Next Owners

"Depaving" Helps Create Habitat for Wildlife

Gaining Control of Invasive Plants

Minimize Ticks in Your Outdoor Spaces with These Tips from Habitat Network

What Makes a Tick, Tick? The Ecological Needs and Life Cycle of the Blacklegged Tick

Operation Healthy Air and Habitat Network Team Up to Combat Air Pollution

Tips on Where To Place Habitat Features To Keep Wildlife Safe

Support Migrating Butterflies and Other Insects With Your Garden

The Power of the Palette Can Help You Choose What to Plant

Why Are Invasive Plants Invasive?

You’ve Got Your Bee Wildflower Seed Mix, What Now?

Basic Honeybee Biology

Beekeeping Tips from the Experts

Learn How Plant Hardiness Zones and Ecoregions Can Be Planting “Tools” For Your Yard

Winter Berries for Winter Birds

Project FeederWatch

What Makes a FeederWatch Count Site Special?

Native Seeds for Your Garden

Living Bird Magazine

Analysis: Do Bird Feeders Help or Hurt Birds?

Effective and Safe Alternatives to Insecticides

Habitat Feature: Bat Houses

Real Vs. Fake Trees: Which is Better for the Environment?

Cats In The Wildlife Garden: Build a Catio to Keep Pets and Wildlife Safe

BirdSleuth

Bird-Friendly Winter Gardens

The Importance of Local Action to Create Better Habitat for All Species

Must We Mow Public Green Spaces?

Eight Reasons to Plant Something New

Tips on Wildlife-Friendly Mowing

Habitat Network Addresses Needs of Urban Cities

Why Native Landscaping Makes Sense

Introducing the Habitat Network: A Partnership Between The Nature Conservancy and the Cornell Lab

Planting and Maintaining Trees: Humans and Wildlife Benefit from Increased Canopy Cover

Habitat Feature: Bee Houses

Habitat Feature: Logs

Learn About Native Trees and Shrubs

The Advantages of Leaving Your Shoreline Wild

More Plants Bring More Resources for Wildlife and Positive Changes to the Environment

Irrigation Strategies for Trees, Shrubs, Gardens, and Lawn

Tips for Taking Beautiful Landscape Photos

Tips on Growing Native Flowerbeds, for You and for the Ecosystem

Plant ID Tips: Get to Know the Plants in Your Yard

Tips on Lawns and Lawn Mowers

Habitat Feature: Nesting Materials

Tips on How to Grow an Edible Garden

Habitat Feature: Sun Perches

Habitat Feature: Snags Provide Homes and Food for Wildlife

Take Control of Herbicide Use On Your Property

Wildlife-Friendly Tips for Reducing Mosquitoes

Habitat Feature: Fen Wetlands

Adding Objects to Habitat Maps: Bird Baths, Brushpiles, Bat Houses, and More

Habitat Feature: Build a Hibernaculum for Hibernating Animals

Habitat Feature: Bog Wetlands

Everything you Need to Know About Nest Boxes (a.k.a. Birdhouses)

Habitat Feature: Evergreens

Habitat Feature: Making Mud for Butterflies and Birds

Installing and Maintaining a Native Lawn

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Winter Proofing Your Birdhouse

How Does Your Lawn Measure Up? Understanding California's New 25% Rule

Habitat Feature: Milkweeds for Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Got Beavers? Land Management Considerations

Design Challenge: Keeping a Yard in Bloom in Coral Springs, Florida

Native Grasses for Your Native Lawn

Cultivating a Native Lawn: Everybody Wins

Design Challenge: Creating A Wildlife Garden in Reston, Virginia

Design Challenge: Xeriscaping in Salt Lake, Utah, to Save Water and Enhance Habitat

6 Benefits of Xeriscaping: Tips from Experienced Xeriscape Gardeners

Design Challenge: Red Bearberry for Bellport Resilience

Gardening to Save Water: the Seven Principles of Xeriscape

Adding a Rain Barrel to Your Property

Design Challenge: Trail and Error in the Ozarks

Design Challenge: Allegheny Prairie Ready for Wildflowers

Bees Use Drugs? Evidence of Self-Medication

Design Challenge: Transforming an Urban Backyard in Queens, New York

Design Challenge: Native Plants in Suburban Michigan Provide for Wildlife

Crazy about Birds: YardMap Teams Up With Houzz Landscaping Series

Design Challenge: A Trouble Spot in Maine Can Become a Wildlife Garden

Your Yard Can Connect and Enrich Wild Habitats

Design Challenge: A Pennsylvania Yard Reimagined

Fruit Producing Trees to Plant in the Southeast

Fruit Producing Trees to Plant in the Rocky Mountains

Fruit Producing Trees to Plant in the Pacific Mixed Forest

Cacti are Great Fruit Producing Trees to Add to Your Desert Yard

Fruit Producing Trees to Plant in the Northeast and Midwest

Fruit Producing Trees to Plant in California Chaparral Habitat

Tips to Make a "Messy" Wildlife Garden Look Good

How to Create a Vernal Pool to Provide Wildlife Habitat

Animals That Use Vernal Pools and Enrich Habitat

What is Habitat Connectivity?

Welcome Beneficial Insects to Your Yard

Bring Pollinators to Your Garden

Add Bird Sightings to Your Habitat Map and Link Your Map With eBird

Great Berry Shrubs for Birds by Region

Short Lived Vernal Pools Enrich and Connect Habitats

Bioswales: Enrich Habitat and Manage Stormwater Runoff

Habitat Feature: Bare Earth for Native Pollinators

The Role of Leaf Litter in Backyard Ecology

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Birdhouse, Nest Box, and Nest Structure Plans for 54 Backyard Species

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The 9 Parts of a Bird's Nesting Cycle

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Build a Nest Box for Wood Ducks

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Build a Nest Box for a Pygmy Nuthatch

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Build a Nest Box for Mountain Bluebird

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Build a Nest Structure for Great Blue Herons

Habitat Feature: Installing Coverboards for Amphibians

Habitat Feature: Installing Coverboards for Reptiles

Habitat Feature: Shelter for Reptiles and Amphibians

BirdSleuth

Get More Birds With These Easy-to-Make Pine Cone Feeders

BirdSleuth

How to Create a Great Bird Garden for Your School

Celebrate Urban Birds

Attract Birds With These Berry-Bearing Plants for Your Container Garden

Living Bird Magazine

Growing Native Plants Is a Simple Recipe for Helping Warblers

Your Christmas Trees and Holiday Wreaths Can Double as Bird Habitat

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Glossary of Nesting and Breeding Terms

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Clutch Size and Nest Timing Stats for Common Species

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Nest Box Troubleshooting Guide

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Managing Nest Box Competitors: Squirrels, Mice, Bees, Wasps, and More

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How to Safeguard a Nest Box From Predators

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Managing House Sparrows and European Starlings at Birdhouses

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When, Where, and How to Install a Nest Box or Birdhouse

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Build a Nest Box for White-breasted Nuthatches

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Build a Nest Box for Western Screech-Owls

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Build a Nest Box for Western Bluebirds

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Build a Nest Box for Violet-green Swallows

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Build a Nest Box for a Tufted Titmouse

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Build a Nest Box for Tree Swallows

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Features of a Good Birdhouse: Infographic

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Right Bird, Right House: Guide to Birds and Birdhouses for Your Region

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Brown-headed Cowbirds and Brood Parasitism

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Build a Nest Structure for Say's Phoebe

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Build a Nest Box for Red-breasted Nuthatches

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Myths About Nesting Birds

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Build a Nest Box for Eastern Bluebirds

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Build a Nest Box for Purple Martins

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Build a Nest Box for Prothonotary Warblers

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All About Birdhouses

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Build a Nest Box for Pileated Woodpecker

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Build a Nest Structure for Osprey

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Common Nesting Birds

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Build a Nest Box for Oak Titmouse

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Build a Nest Box for Northern Saw-whet Owls

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Build a Nest Box for a Northern Flicker

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Build a Nest Structure for Mourning Doves

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Build a Nest Box for Mountain Chickadees

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Build a Nest Structure for a Mallard

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Build a Nest Box for Lucy's Warbler

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Build a Nest Box for Juniper Titmouse

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Build a Nest Box for House Wren

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Build a Nest Box for Hooded Mergansers

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Build a Nest Structure for Great Horned Owl

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Build a Nest Structure for Great Gray Owl

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Build a Nest Box for Great Crested Flycatcher

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Build a Nest Box for Eastern Screech-Owls

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Build a Nest Structure for Eastern Phoebe

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Build a Nest Box for Common Merganser

Project FeederWatch

Landscaping for Birds

Project FeederWatch

Bird Notes

Project FeederWatch

All About Feeding Birds and Giving Them a Safe Feeding Environment

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Build a Nest Box for Black-capped Chickadees

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Build a Nest Box for Bewick's Wrens

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Build a Nest Box for Barrow's Goldeneyes

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Build a Nest Box for Barred Owls

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Build a Nest Shelf for Barn Swallows

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Build a Nest Box for Barn Owl

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Build a Nest Box for Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Build a Nest Structure for American Robins

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Nest Box Plans for American Kestrel

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Build a Nest Box for Common Goldeneye

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Build a Nest Box for Chestnut-backed Chickadees

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Build a Nest Box for Carolina Wrens

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Build a Nest Box for Carolina Chickadees

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Build a Nest Structure for Canada Geese

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Build a Nest Box for Bufflehead

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Build a Nest Box for Brown-headed Nuthatch

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Build a Nest Box for Brown-crested Flycatcher

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Build a Nest Box for Bridled Titmouse

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Build a Nest Box for Boreal Owl

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Build a Nest Box for Boreal Chickadees

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Build a Nest Box for Black-crested Titmouse

Celebrate Urban Birds

Urban and City Gardening for Birds

Celebrate Urban Birds

Container Gardening Lets You Grow Plants Even if You Don't Have a Yard

Celebrate Urban Birds

Conoce los Pájaros de Tu Barrio—en Ingles y Español

Project FeederWatch

Creating a Garden for Birds

Celebrate Urban Birds

How to Attract Birds in Cities and Towns

Put Yourself, and Your Yard, on the Map

Water: The Universal Need

Go Beyond Bird Seed: Plant Bird Food in Your Yard

Which Backyard Birds Eat Which Plants? A Quick Guide to Native Foods

Habitat Benefits of Woodland Edges

Habitat Benefits of Rock Walls and Piles

Bird-Friendly Tips for Ponds

Bird-Friendly Tips for Ponds

Bird-Friendly Tips for Meadows and Grasslands

Bird-Friendly Tips for Hedges and Living Fences

Bird-Friendly Tips for Forest Habitat

Bird-Friendly Tips for Flower Beds

Bird-Friendly Tips for Container Gardens

Bird-Friendly Tips for Composting

Bird-Friendly Tips for Coastal Habitat

Bird-Friendly Tips for Arid Habitat

A Gardener's Guide to Common Habitat Types

How to Cultivate Bird-Friendly Habitat Anywhere

7 Elements of Healthy Habitat

YardMap poster download

Find Local Garden Planting Resources For Your Area

Keep Healthy by Keeping a Bird-Friendly Yard

The Average American Yard—By the Numbers

Favorite Bird Friendly Books for Children

What Is an Ecological Trap?

Structure, Cover, and Shelter: Enrich Your Yard and Create Wildlife Habitat

Great Books For Bird Gardeners

The Best Trees, Vines, and Shrubs to Plant for Birds: a Starter List

Landscaping for Birds: 7 Important Plant Groups

How to Provide Seeds and Shelter for Backyard Birds

Attract Birds With Birdbaths

Providing Nest Material for Birds: Dos & Don'ts

Attract Birds With Roost Boxes

The Best Ways To Attract More Songbirds To Your Property