Attracting wild birds to backyard

Date: September 6, 2023Podcast name : Garden and Nature, SouthwestEpisode titile : Inviting wild birds to the backyardPodcast Host: Vani ShuklaHow can we make our garden space friendly for wild birds to visit and nest. If a backyard garden promotes a healthy ecosystem, then birds that we never imagined could come in an urban neighborhood,  start to show up. This episode covers information on creating an inviting space for wild birds.Birds mentioned in this episode: Lesser GoldfinchHouse finchVerdinRock WrenWarblersMockingbird Curve-billed thrasherDark-eyed JuncoAmerican RobinBlue Grosbeak HummingbirdsOwlsNight hawkCooper’s hawkShrike ( Loggerhead Shrike)Oriole Chipping SparrowAsh-throated FlycatcherGambel’s QuailPlants mentioned in this episode. Common names and Scientific names are listed.Chocolate flower 0 Berlandiera larataBlanket flower - GallardiaSunflowers - many varieties - Genus is “Helianthus”. Many different native species exist in Skeleton-leaf goldeneye - Viguiera stenolobaGaura/Beeblossom (many native varieties/species) - Genus is OenotheraBlack dale - Dale frutescensWooly butterfly bush - Buddleja marrubifoliaWolfberry- Lycium berlandieri Aniscanthus /Flame acanthus - Anisacanthus quadrifidusDesert Willow - Chilopsis linearis Mexican elderberry - Sambucus nigra Send us a text for questions on this topicVisit website for podcast show notes, images  and other posts.https://www.gardenandnaturesouthwest.com/Subscribe to get blog & podcast episodes delivered to your inbox. If you have questions regarding the topic covered here, email me