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Use your zip code to attract birds |
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April 6, 2017 |
With the slow, stop-and-start inching of spring,
it's not only warmer temperatures that enlivens
us, but the return of our feathered friends
coming back to summer from their winter havens
in warmer climes.
If you're one of the many who take delight in
seeing birds frolicking and flitting in your
yard, the Audubon Society website,
www.audubon.org,
recently launched a new
native plants data base that, just by typing
in your zip code, will help you to identify
native flora you can plant as well as the types
of birds they'll attract, and why.
Typing in 83845, the Moyie Springs zip code,
brought up a full list of 105 native plant
species that are easy to find at area nurseries,
that look great in your yard or property, that
are relatively easy to grow in this region and
that will give our local bird species a warm
welcome back or a cozy place for those hardier
varieties that over-winter here.
The first plants to appear are the best results,
32 species here in Moyie, ranging from trees to
shrubs to flowers, and a view of the birds that
will be attracted. There's a brief description
of the species as well as a set of tags that
tell at a glance the type plant, be it tree,
shrub, annual/perennial, and what it is that
attracts the birds; nuts, seeds, nectar, insects
for food and more.
Along with each plant species is a check box,
"add to your plant list," that will send you,
via email, more information on that variety,
local and online sources of more in-depth
information and a list of both local and online
nurseries where that plant, tree or shrub can be
purchased.
The email also allows you to tell the Audubon
Society how many of those plants you intend to
plant and grow, to help them tell how close they
are to reaching their goal of seeing a million
new bird-friendly native plants being put in the
ground. |
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