How You Can Help Wild Birds

• Do not use bird baths! The stagnant water in bird baths is a breeding ground for many diseases. Instead, offer a constantly flowing water supply. This can be done easily by placing a large shallow pan under a drip system nozzle or garden hose.  A bird bath can be used if the water is replaced daily and cleaned well.
• Recycle, reduce, and reuse! Help protect the environment.
• Avoid using chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides.
• Keep pets indoors! Cats and dogs are one of the biggest threats to wild birds. Keeping your cats indoors not only keeps the birds safe,  it protects them from cars, diseases like FELV, FIV, FIP, other cats and dogs, or being hit by a car. Always spay and neuter!
• Use caution when trimming trees. Check for nests before you start. The best time is October through January when birds are not nesting.
• Supervise childern with pellet/BB guns. All to often we find birds injured this way. 
• Plant native bushes and trees! Native plants provide food for our native species. For more information about native plants to use, contact your local nursery.