Guides to making a yard more useful and safer for birds: native plants, flowers for hummingbirds, water in a bird bath, and preventing window collisions.
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Window collisionsThe 2x4 rule vs the 2x2 rule, mark sizes, what does not work, feeder distance and what to do for a stunned bird.Bird bath guideHow deep, where to put it, how often to change and scrub it (vinegar vs bleach), mosquitoes and winter heaters, with each source's numbers side by side.Native plants for birdsA plant-by-region table of native trees, shrubs and flowers, the birds that use them, and the caterpillar research behind the 70 percent native goal.Plants that attract hummingbirdsNative tubular flowers by US region with bloom seasons, the plants the Forest Service pairs with seven US hummingbirds, and where sources disagree.