Helping create bird-friendly backyards

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In nature we often find connections to our inner selves: our place in the world; our human victories and shortcomings; our challenges and inspirations and, very often, our responsibilities.

Over the last half-century of urbanization, people have gradually missed out on lessons nature may teach us. Lifestyle changes and loss of local habitat often separate us from the natural world. Television takes us to places once only explored on foot. Thankfully, there is still a nature activity still available to everyone and that's feeding and watching wild birds. Backyard birds may be the only wildlife many people see any more. The ability of wild birds to fly, their intrinsic beauty feed the imagination and their accessibility makes wild birds a perfect teacher and reminder about vanishing habitat and our responsibility to preserve it..

The National Bird-Feeding Society's educational efforts are devoted to reconnecting people with nature through responsible bird feeding by encouraging classroom programs and activities for schools, libraries and interpretive centers throughout the continent to encourage people to become lifelong stewards of the environment.

The National Bird-Feeding Society is instrumental in:
- Connecting people to the natural world through backyard bird feeding.
- Emphasizing the importance of creating and maintaining good wild bird habitat.
- Fostering an understanding of the close relationship between human activity, habitat creation and wild bird survival.
6 Steps to Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard
Review basic steps you can take to turn your backyard into a haven for wildlife.

Research
Review university studies funded by the Wild Bird Centers of America, Inc. and supported by Birdfeeding.org:
Project WILDBIRD
Project PREVENT COLLISION

Our Newsletter
Subscribe to Wild Bird News and view a sample issue on-line.

National Bird Feeding Month
February is the time for the famous "National Bird-Feeding Month", an event sponsored by the National Birdfeeding Society. Visit this page for details and ways you can participate.

Wild Birds & Children
Find out why the activities involved in feeding wild birds are excellent educational tools.