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    Wooden Birdhouse Kits, Bird Feeder and Bat House Kits

    August 30, 2009 /

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    Wooden Birdhouse kits are available in feeders and bat houses too, and make for  excellent projects with kids of alwooden bird feeder kitsl ages.

    Be it church groups, scouts, or even school science curriculum, there’s no better way to teach kids about nature, wildlife, and the world around them.

    Thanks to The Cornell Lab of Orinithology’s “NestWatch” and affiliated citizen-science projects, teachers are provided with the tools they need to set up nest box trails at schools, through the “Home Tweet Home” partnership with Nature and PBS. Some schools are even monitoring nests as part of a new NSF-funded initiative called “Communicating Climate Change”, aimed at community projects that seek out local indicators of climate change.  In Ithaca, NY, Dewitt Middle School students monitor nests in wooden birdhouse kits, and record data such as first egg date, a critical piece of information used by researchers to understand how birds are responding to climate change.

    For more information on existing cirricula, or after-school and environmental activities, please visit www.nestwatch.org

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    Use Flowers as Wild Bird Feeders Too!

    March 29, 2009 /

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    Another way to greatly help out wild birds is through habitat.  Aside from hanging wild bird feeders that offer seed and suet, try planting trees and flowers which provide sustenance for wild birds in your yard.  There are many native plants, hardy in temperament, which can add value and lasting beauty to your home.

    Cone flower is a popular choice for many wild bird species, and being a perennial is an extra added bonus.  Sunflowers are adored by many wild birds, and the faces can be used for decorative purposes after the flower dies.

    To attract hummingbirds for instance, check out this long list of beneficial flowers:

    Trees and Shrubs
    * Azalea
    * Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
    * Cape Honeysuckle
    * Flame Acanthus
    * Flowering Quince
    * Lantana
    * Manzanita
    * Mimosa
    * Red Buckeye
    * Tree Tobacco
    * Turk’s Cap
    * Weigela

    Vines
    * Coral Honeysuckle
    * Cypress Vine
    * Morning Glory
    * Scarlet Runner Bean
    * Trumpet Creeper

    Perennials
    Some may be annuals or perennials depending on climate.
    * Bee Balm (Monarda)
    * Canna
    * Cardinal Flower
    * Columbine
    * Coral Bells
    * Four O’Clocks
    * Foxglove
    * Hosta
    * Hummingbird Mint (Agastache)
    * Little Cigar
    * Lupine
    * Penstemon
    * Yucca

    Annuals
    * Beard Tongue (and other penstemons)
    * Firespike
    * Fuchsia
    * Impatiens
    * Jacobiana
    * Jewelweed
    * Petunia
    * Various Salvia species
    * Shrimp Plant

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