hope to bring to the Manual Skills Chickadees. For those interested program a few new project in attracting birds to your own choices, birding interest, and backyard try these basic tips. gardening adventures. All you Provide a clean water source. birders and gardeners out there, Present an assortment of plan on spending some time in foods such as sunflower seeds, the courtyard during your next thistle, millet, and nuts, to GCBRC program. For those of you bring in a variety of bird who are local, consider being a species. GCBRC garden Use specific feeder styles to volunteer. Contact Sharon at attract the species you are volunteer services at extension looking forward to seeing. For 35786 for more information. example, chickadees are I want to say you to all the generally attracted to hopper Veterans who donated items and style feeders, while doves are helped plant the fall/winter drawn to tray or ground style garden. So far, Veterans have feeders. planted onions, kale, turnips, Provide a healthy to eat snapdragons, ornamental by keeping feeders clean. cabbage, pansies and various Frequent cleaning helps to other plants. avoid contamination by The GCBRC bird feeding stations fungus, bacteria and other have brought in a nice variety of harmful agents. birds in the past few weeks. A Plant a variety of bird few of our feathered visitors attracting plants to bring in include Carolina Wrens, Blue backyard birds. For a list of Jays, House Sparrows, Cardinals bird attracting plants for your (my favorite) and Carolina area visit and click on the
hope to bring to the Manual Skills program a few new project choices, birding interest, and gardening adventures. All you birders and gardeners out there, plan on spending some time in the courtyard during your next GCBRC program. For those of you who are local, consider being a GCBRC garden volunteer. Contact Sharon at volunteer services at extension 35786 for more information. I want to say you to all the Veterans who donated items and helped plant the fall/winter garden. So far, Veterans have planted onions, kale, turnips, snapdragons, ornamental cabbage, pansies and various other plants. The GCBRC bird feeding stations have brought in a nice variety of birds in the past few weeks. A few of our feathered visitors include Carolina Wrens, Blue Jays, House Sparrows, Cardinals (my favorite) and Carolina Chickadees. For those interested in attracting birds to your own backyard try these basic tips. Provide a clean water source. Present an assortment of foods such as sunflower seeds, thistle, millet, and nuts, to bring in a variety of bird species. Use specific feeder styles to attract the species you are looking forward to seeing. For example, chickadees are generally attracted to hopper style feeders, while doves are drawn to tray or ground style feeders. Provide a healthy to eat by keeping feeders clean. Frequent cleaning helps to avoid contamination by fungus, bacteria and other harmful agents. Plant a variety of bird attracting plants to bring in backyard birds. For a list of bird attracting plants for your area visit and click on the
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