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: gardens for their color, +

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bur much of the activi-
tyina garden i is created
by birds ;

“And desig sning. a Barden

that | is appealing to birds witl
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_ interest bur, will also help
with pest control.
ue Knowing the nature of ‘the

different bird groups (such as

“feeding habits, nesting pat-
“terfis and preferred habitat):
‘will’ make it casier'to create a
| bird-friendly garden,
» Same birds live almost
“exchusively on worms while
“+, others require ‘seeds, nectar,
“insets or: besrics.

The‘seavenger-typect nirds. 5
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“cereaté lots of activity but"are
‘also prone to destroy.other

* birds eggs and nesting sites.
There are four types of

- hummingbirds or nectar feed-

“ers in our area but'the Rufus

» hummingbird i is the most '
common, arriving

Many people have artificial
* feeders’ ut a good selection.
of early flowering plants will
. provide. the “hummers” with
a natural food supply... °°
‘Viburnum bodianténse,’
_ Ribes Sanguineum, (Red-
: flowering currant) ‘and’ Rubus
ectabilis (Salmonberry) are
E of th early flowering
c bushes they like. 2 §
a As the season progresses
ras ‘will visit the chaeno= js,

7 i _tnales (quince); kolkwitzia ?

"(beauty bush), thododen-

. dron, syringa (lilac), weigela

“and buddleia (butterfly -
- bush). Vines such as lonicera..:
'*(honeysickle) and campsis

- (trumpet virie) are also very. : :

~ appealing'to the humming- "

Many. of the annuals and_
perennials provide ‘a good
‘supply’ of nectar throughout
the Summer..Try some |.
monarda, canna, Lobelia car-
dinalis, aguilegia, heuchera,
digitalis, . fuchsia; gladioli;: -

apeninia, phiox and salvia.

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A red-breasted robin perches in a a tree in a North vancouver garden. Columnist Roy Jorisson provides tips on | making yout garden oppee
the’ south around March 22," "ing to our feathered friends. ve Lo : ;

Having a rich, healthy

“fawn with lots of earth worms,

‘will attract Robins and Varied ,
Thrush. In the fall; these:
birds will gorge themselves
on-berries from Mountain; ;,

Ash and Pyracantha before

_leaving.for the winter.
“-Pileated and Downy.
".. Woodpeckers dnd the Red

Cand insects. Maintaining a

“few dead but safe trees‘in the.

area will help attract these |:
noisy but attractive. birds.

both for feeding and nesting. ;

4 Many of the smaller birds
in the gardén such as the.”
_ Chickadee, Junco, Bushtit,
Pine Siskin, Nuthatch,

*. Grosbeak , Towhee, “Finch and.

‘Shafted Flickers dine on bugs .

_ Wren prefer.a mix of seeds,

_ berries and insects or insect -
“eggs and larvae.
~ + Providing a feeder with

the right mix of seeds close ~
* to some.good cover shrubs: :

or trees will encourage the,,
birds to take 1 up residence in
your garden,

They will then systemati-
cally clean up many of.the

insect-eggs or larvae that may

create problems Jater i in the
wyear,

Will feed at ground level but
the Towhee definitely prefers

.t@ scratch around under |

shrubs and bushes looking .. :
for seeds and grubs, :
Spreading cracked corn

Geraniums
Bright flowers bloom:
all stunmer long! -

‘A nice selection of

'" gorgeous colours.

- Large, mature plants...

‘around will attract them but

Several of the sriall birds a

Be

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might also make it easier for

Wye

cats to catch them.”
' Achicken wire barrier;
helps prevent the cats from -
atracking the Towhce directly,
* Lam told that resident
Towhces will help to clean
out the weevils that chew on
the rhadodendrons.
Blue Jays are not as
“omnivorous as Crows and
Starlings but they all rob,
nests and compete with other
«birds. If you wish to encour-
~age more birds, do not feed

* these scavengers.

-The same is true for g grey
squirrels, a non-native species
that has exploded in numbers

tailed rats” can be very
_ destructive to your garden
and the birds and should not
be fed. ; age
All birds need sand oF gri

to help grind food in their. ©”

gizzards. Adding a small’
amount of grit to their food «.
‘when there is'snow on the

; “prouind j is particularly helpful.

Most birds‘also need a:
source of water all year

| around. Bird baths or pools

in the garden will encourage
«the birds to stay.

- Large birds séem to prefer

“open trees to perch oF roost."

in, whereas the small ‘ones

“seem to like thickets to hide.

in recent years, These “bushy «

‘

in.
During the winter, ever-

".. Select a rose ae

‘sizes _
cand colours.

bush or two

Jrom a huge’
- selection

of different

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; ‘Lace leaf.
‘upright, every .
Japanese Maple=~
+ in stock...

20! |

green trees provide protec
tion against winter winds as

“well as a protected place. to

roost... :
. Here is an. additional list
of plants that produce fruit or

> berries that. wil, encourage a

variety of birds.
* Summer: Saskatoon, elder-
berry, dogwoods, blueberry; ES

thimbleberry and ocean sR

-" (Holodiseus).

Winter, and Spring:

» Hawthorn;arbitus, -erabap-
ple, chokecherry, cotorieaster,

holly, sumac; snowberry, fil-;

. “bert and rose.

For more: information you.
might like to’check your local

.-° library, a birding club or. Wild
Birds Unlimited at 736- -2676

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