Here is our HGCNY Bird Resources Handout.

General tips

• Landscaping tips for a bird-friendly backyard
• Seven Important Plant Groups for Birds
• What to feed birds
• Landscaping for Birds and Wildlife
• Use of eggshells
• Birdhouses and nesting requirements

Hummingbirds

• Understanding Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds and Enhancing Their Habitat in Maine - (good for NY, too) Maine Cooperative Extension
• Unpave the way for hummingbirds - From Journey North
• Journey North: Hummingbird maps, nests etc.
• Journey North: Hummingbird nest photo slideshow
• Smithsonian: All about hummingbirds
• Smithsonian: Nectar recipe
• How to rescue a hummingbird in a garage
• Canadian Wildlife Federation: Hummingbirds

Bird Conservation

• Audubon at Home: Birds to Help
• Tricks Exotic Shrubs Do - color changes in birds due to non-native shrubs
• When it comes to pesticides, birds are sitting ducks - factsheet from Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
• Travel alert for migratory birds: Stopover sites in decline
• Keeping Your Yard Safe for Birds - Maine Cooperative Extension
• Keeping Cats Indoors Isn't Just for the Birds - A brochure from American Bird Conservancy
• Fatal Light Awareness Program
• Facts on Cats and Wildlife: A Conservation Dilemma - Maine Cooperative Extension
• Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign
• Audubon: Shade-Grown Coffee
• Why Migratory Birds are Crazy for Coffee - fact sheet from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Institute
• Lead fishing weights and loons - from NYS DEC