Backyard Birding and Butterfly Gardening

Learn how to: •⊂ Attract particular species by choosing the right foods, plants, trees, water sources, and nesting materials •⊂ Create a garden, region by region, that will be an oasis for birds and butterflies •⊂ Instantly recognize, and attract, those birds you are most likely to see—including the top birds found nationally as well as in Eastern and Western locations •⊂ Identify species by field marks, plumage, and more •⊂ Make your yard the hummingbird capital of the neighborhood •⊂ Fend off predators and other uninvited backyard guests