Two great book titles for bird gardeners: http://www.amazon.com/Audubon-Society-Guide-Attracting-Birds/dp/0801488648/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2
and http://www.amazon.com/The-Bird-Garden-Stephen-Kress/dp/0789401398/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 --Terry ======================== On Apr 1, 2012 , at 9:12 PM, Marie P Read wrote: > I heartily second Meena's encouragement to plant native plants—especially > those that provide food in the form of fruit, seeds, or insects— and create > native habitats for birds! > Marie > > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > Phone 607-539-6608 > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > > http://www.marieread.com > > Now on FaceBook > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 > ________________________________________ > From: bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-44814036-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Meena Haribal > [m...@cornell.edu] > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:05 PM > To: Ann Mitchell; M Kardon > Cc: Nancy W Dickinson; CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] forsythia for birds > > Hi all, > > > > I am a little bit concerned about promoting Forsythia for birds. They are > just good for landing and hiding for birds near bird feeders. But they really > are not such healthy food for birds. > http://www.ehow.com/list_6019009_pests-forsythia-bush.html Forsythia is > promoted as the plant with no pests at all. > > > > If you want birds and habitats for them why not plant some native plants. > There is "Native plants for native birds" published by our on bird club for > guidance. You should look up some local plants that are good for birds and > their food - insects that feed on them. > > > > For example all kinds of dogwoods - Red Dozier, and Gray Dogwood are > excellent plants, they produce fruits which are eaten by birds during fall > migration, that is when the fruits are ready. But they host at least some > known thirty species of moths and these moths as adults and as larvae are > excellent food for birds and their young. Some of these moths include > beautiful Polyphemus moth, Dogwood Thyatirid, Prominents, many geometrids, > which are found in spring and summer. Of course some of these moths/larvae > may not be directly useful to all birds but are of indirect use. Their > caterpillars are beautiful with variety of shapes and structures and some of > the adults are just awesome if you are looking for beauty. > > > > I feel pained that native habitats are being destroyed and artificial > habitats are being created. So why not create real habitat, I know it is > very hard to create and maintain, but at least one can give a try. > > > > Meena > > > > > > > > Meena Haribal > > Ithaca NY 14850 > http://haribal.org/ > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > > ________________________________ > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
