Certified Wildlife Habitat: Gardening for Wild Birds (1st of 7)
First of seven videos from the National Wildlife Federation about establishing a Certified Wildlife Habitat at your home or school. Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the four components of establishing a wild bird habitat (food, water, cover, and place to raise young), as well as the importance of planting native plants. For a list of recommended native plants for your state, please visit the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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- Certified Wildlife Habitat: Places for Wild Birds to Raise Young (5th of 7)
- Certified Wildlife Habitat: Planting Food for Wild Birds (2nd of 7)
- Certified Wildlife Habitat: Shelter for Wild Birds (4th of 7)
- Certified Wildlife Habitat: Sustainable Gardening Wild Birds (6th of 7)
- Certified Wildlife Habitat: Certifying Your Yard for Wild Birds (7th of 7)
I have received my certificate and proudly display my sign on my front gate! It would be terrific if everyone who has the optimal environment would do this also. It may help us restore wildlife.
hi how do I certify my backyard and a habitat,I have been feeding birds now for 12 to 13 years i have multiple feeders in multiple areas. birdhouses scattered in different areas, and 3 bird baths one is a solar powered water fountain. I get these birds. coopers hawk, i see a golden eagle for a couple seconds this last spring, in my yard and flying over head, I get finches purple and gold, nuthatches rose breasted and white,woodpeckers hairy and downy a northern flicker,grouse beaks rose breasted and evening, cardinals,morning doves, juncos, robins, humminbirds,sparrows, orioles,fly catchers,I have had cow birds but havent seen them this year so far, new to my yard this year blue bird, tree swallow,and a blue indigo bunting and the northern flicker, I am contiually making improvements in my yard so I can have maximun capacity, and i have also planting flowers and bushes for birds. and the land next door to me was bought by land conservation so their be no more building houses next to me so no more tree cutting
Hi and thanks for posting. Your backyard sounds WONDERFUL and a terrific habitat for wildlife. It sounds like you’ve got all of the components in place to have your backyard certified (food, water, shelter, cover, sustainable gardening). Here’s a link to the National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat Program that will guide you through the process of certification. Please let us know how your certification goes and we would love to hear more about your backyard birding experiences. Thanks!