How can I attract birds to my birdbaths and feeders?
My 3 dogs don’t seem to scare the birds away in my yard, so unless yor dog as actively pursuing them and is a really good jumper, I don’t think that’s keeping the birds away. It might just take time for the birds to get to know that yours is a bird-friendly yard. For attracting birds over the long run (assuming you just moved there and plan to live there a while) you should plant as many native plants as possible. Create a structured habitat with low, medium, and high plants to give birds both food and shelter. This web site tells you the native plants for your area: http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/plants/npg/index.html I would like to reccommend a good book for gardening with native plants in your region, but unfortunately I can’t seem to find any. My area (Seattle) has at least a dozen books with specific information on gardening with natives. There may be such a book for your area, but I c
