The document discusses the advantages of planting native plants to attract birds and benefit the environment. It recommends including a diversity of plant types and heights to provide food and shelter for different bird species throughout the seasons. Specific native plant groupings are outlined for their benefits to conifers, fruiting plants, grasses, nectar plants, and those that are winter persistent. Considerations for bird safety and viewing are also covered.

2. Planting With Natives

5. DIVERSITY

10. KNOWLEDGE OF BIRDS

12. MIGRATION INFORMATION

14. MIGRATION DATES

15. NESTING SPECIES Spring Migration Fall Migration POTENTIAL NESTING SPECIES Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Wood Duck 2-Mar Hooded Merganser 1-Mar American Kestrel 21-Mar 20-Oct Eastern Phoebe 21-Mar 31-Oct Purple Martin 5-Apr 15-Sep Tree Swallow 20-Mar 18-Oct House Wren 17-Apr 14-Oct Eastern Bluebird 1-Mar

16. FRUIT EATERS FRUIT EATERS Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Red-eyed Vireo 6-May 3-Oct Gray Catbird 27-Apr 12-Nov Brown Thrasher 13-Apr 22-Dec American Robin 1-Apr 1-Nov Cedar Waxwing 15-Apr 15-Oct WARBLERS 28-Sep Baltimore Oriole 29-Apr 23-Sep

17. SEED EATERS SEED EATERS Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Mourning Dove 15-Apr 2-Oct Red-breasted Nuthatch 23-May 18-Aug Spotted Towhee 3-May 7-May 30-Sep 15-Oct Eastern Towhee 16-Apr 10-Nov Chipping Sparrow 26-Mar 10-Nov Clay-colored Sparrow 21-Apr 14-Oct Fox Sparrow 13-Mar 29-Apr 19-Sep 20-Dec Song Sparrow 21-Mar Lincoln's Sparrow 12-Apr 25-May 31-Aug 9-Nov White-throated Sparrow 20-Mar 27-May 29-Aug 16-Dec Harris's Sparrow 3-Apr 22-May 22-Sep 19-Dec White-crowned Sparrow 21-Apr 21-May 16-Sep 13-Dec Northern Cardinal 1-Apr 15-Dec Rose-breasted Grosbeak 28-Apr 15-Oct Indigo Bunting 4-May 9-Oct House Finch 20-Mar 31-Dec Purple Finch 17-May 27-Aug American Goldfinch 14-May 3-Oct

18. OTHERS OF INTEREST OTHERS Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Sharp-shinned Hawk 3-Mar 10-Aug Cooper's Hawk 5-Mar Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4-May 13-Oct Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 28-Mar 19-Oct Least Flycatcher 1-May 26-Sep Northern Shrike 5-Apr 15-Oct Swainson's Thrush 26-Apr 1-Jun 12-Aug 17-Oct Hermit Thrush 28-Mar 16-May 14-Sep 12-Dec

19. PLANT BENEFIT GROUPINGS

26. LOCATING PLANTS

35. Questions

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