Give a Bird a Home; Leave a Legacy

Article by: John T Jones, Ph.D.

When I was a teenager we walked the banks of Utah's Jordan River and counted the birds , Seeding a Lawn for the Audubon Society during the Christmas Bird , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden Count. Right after WW II, we recorded our maximum count. We saw 139 species of birds , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press and many thousands of individuals.

Then construction of new housing moved in.

In just a few years the Christmas count for that area dropped from 139 species to 13 species. The river had considerable hunting pressure, but the majority of birds , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press were not affected. Those species that were affected had habitat , How to Choose Your Garden Furniture and Make It Last in which to hide when the bullets were flying.

Not all birds , You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden can maintain population in the face of hunting. That's why we now have laws outlawing the killing of birds. , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us Hawks are particularly susceptible to hunting pressure. They are out in the open and can be killed by rifle fire , Birch Leaf Miner from a great distance.

Many bird , Tuscan Garden Design speicies along the river could tolerate hunting pressure. What they could not survive was the loss of habitat. , Concrete Curb Landscaping Those species that could not find new habitat , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press disappeared.

The sad thing was this: The habitat , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest could have been preserved if someone had thought about it. Just how difficult is it to maintain habitat , Concrete Curb Landscaping along the banks of a river? Do builders have to buy every inch of ground, remove all the foliage, and drive birds , 5 Things To Consider Before Purchasing a Push Reel Mower and other critters away?

You would think that maintaining the habitat, , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden with walking paths , Feng Shui In the Garden for the new families moving in, would be something to be desired. There could be an economic advantage.

To learn more on the loss of habitat , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest for birds , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest and other wildlife , How To Bring An Old Lawn Back to Life go to: http://training.fws.gov/library/Pubs/mbd_habitat_loss.pdf. The last 50 years have been devastating. Any bird , Gardening Soil watcher (birder) who was alive at the end of WW II can show you by his annual bird , The Basics of Growing Roses list, or will tell you, that birds , Why a Flower Bed Should Look Bare When You First Plant It are rapidly disappearing.

Here are some ideas to preserve our birds , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes and wildlife:

1. Teach your children to never trap or kill birds , A Bit About Bare Root Roses... and other wildlife. , What Type of Gazebo is Right for You? Top Questions You Need to Ask

2. Take them bird , November Gardening Tips watching. Teach them the value of birds. , Enjoy Creating and Growing a Sustainable Garden While Feeding Your Family

3. Visit local , Concrete Curb Landscaping and even more distant wildlife , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod preservation areas. See a refuge map at: http://www.refugenet.org/new-general-info/map.html. If you buy a Duck Stamp, you will save , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! money on entrance fees.

4. Buy your children binoculars, telescopes, telescope cameras, , Parsley: A Cook's Best Friend magnifying glasses, , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden bird , Flower Gardening books, and other items to create interest in wildlife. , April Gardening Tips - Southwest Region

5. Join a local , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press club such as the National Audubon Society. Take part in the club activities. You will meet some nerdy but delightful friends. (Well, they are not all nerdy, just the best birders.)

6. Watch wildlife features , Are Robotic Lawn Mowers in Your Future? on television. If they conflict with Wheel of Fortune, record them for later viewing.

7. Contribute to wildlife , Landscaping Combo Auto Detailing Business? preservation activities.

8. Create a layout of your home , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes and yard. , Why a Flower Bed Should Look Bare When You First Plant It Study ways to make your areas more wildlife , Garden Pond Construction friendly. Buy or build a few bird , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 2 houses. Hang a feeder for song birds. , Feng Shui In the Garden Place , Waterfall Gardens feeders for humming birds. , How To Bring An Old Lawn Back to Life Plant , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden bushes and foliage according to what you learn from books and the Internet. , November Gardening Tips Make sure they are suitable to your area by visiting a local garden , November ing Tips shop. Learn what you can do to your yard , Yellow Headed Spruce Sawfly to promote wildlife , Why Teak Furniture is the Better Choice and bird , How To Bring An Old Lawn Back to Life habitat at: http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/.

9. Enjoy wildlife , A Bit About Bare Root Roses... through photography. Grab a paintbrush and paint , Beauty With Indigenous Species a bird , Transplanting Deciduous Shrubs on your mailbox. Teach your children to draw and paint , What Type of Gazebo is Right for You? Top Questions You Need to Ask birds or buy them a book on how to , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden do it.

10. Have your community place , Beauty With Indigenous Species wildlife provisions in building , Are Robotic Lawn Mowers in Your Future? codes. Use local , Floral Arrangements ordinances to protect all beneficial wildlife. , 5 Things To Consider Before Purchasing a Push Reel Mower

Once you take a personal interest in wildlife , Birdbaths and wildlife , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes management, things can only improve where you live. You will be a person that cares and changes , Selecting the Right Roses for Your Garden things for the better. Life will be more meaningful.

Your children will continue your family tradition I taught my children how to , Choose the Best Lighting for Your Greenhouse identify birds. , Are Robotic Lawn Mowers in Your Future? One of my sons is very busy in his medical practice but he often calls , Growing Orchids as House Plants me when he sees a new bird , Waterfall Gardens species and he sends or emails me photos of birds , Are Robotic Lawn Mowers in Your Future? and other wildlife. , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us

Where does he see birds , Transplanting Deciduous Shrubs and wildlife? He sees them in his yard, , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press but mainly in a park near his home. , Yellow Headed Spruce Sawfly

If you create an environment , Birdbaths for wildlife, , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! you won't have to go that far to see it.

John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com, a retired VP of R&D for Lenox China, is author of detective & western novels, nonfiction (business, scientific, engineering, humor), poetry, etc. Former editor of Ceramic Industry Magazine, Jones is Executive Representative of International Wealth Success. He calls , Birch Leaf Miner himself "Taylor Jones, the hack writer."

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