Helping Birds

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No matter where you live, there are birds that need your help. Select a few species to help, depending on what kind of landscape you live in and the features of your land and surrounding properties, and get specific recommendations and downloadable instructions here.

Birds of every kind – songbirds, raptors, and shorebirds – fly from their winter homes in the south to their summer breeding grounds in places as far north as the Arctic in the spring and back south in the fall. Along the way they encounter many perils including bright lights and tall buildings, cats and toxic lawns.

Fortunately, people can help ensure a safer journey for migrating birds. Backyards and parks, often key stopover points for many species, can become bird-friendly rest stops with a few simple steps that you can find here.