Apart from general bird habitat requirement in the garden, specific changes for any particular bird can be very effective for growing a bird habitat garden. I use the example of Lesser Goldfinches in this episode but the information can be applied to any bird you are interested in. I will walk you through a process that will make learning and planning the habitat, simple

Websites mentioned in this episode

• All about birds (Cornell Lab)

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/

• Audubon

https://www.audubon.org/

• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plant Database page

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=true

• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Home page

https://www.wildflower.org/

• Plant nursery for online plants - It carries many southwestern native plants

High Country Gardens

https://www.highcountrygardens.com/

Birds mentioned in this episode

• Lesser Goldfinch
• Dark-eyed Junco

Native plants mentioned in this episode.

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center links are provided for each plant to get more information

• Chocolate flower ( Berlendiera lyrata )

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BELY

• Maximillian Sunflower: Helianthus maximiliani

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HEMA2

• Annual Sunflower : Helianthus annuus

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HEAN3

• Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye: Viguera

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIST

• Blanket flower (Gaillardia )

There are many different species of Gaillardia. If you search on the wildflower center website for ‘Gaillardia” or “blanket flower” you will be able to review the different plants in that group

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=true

• Tetraneuris scaposa

Same as mentioned above for Gaillardia. Please type “tetraneuris” on Wildflower Center website search bar to see various options

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=true

• Elderberry tree (Mexican Elder) : Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SANIC5

• Black Dalea : Dalea frutescens

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• Daily maintenance is possible only if it easy. Birdbath design and location are the two most important factors in developing a habit of cleaning birdbath daily.
• Birdbath heater alternatives for frozen birdbaths in the winter.
• Which regions in US Southwest could benefit from having a birdbath heater

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How can you maximize bird sightings every migration season including fall migration 2025 Easily make birdwatching a part of your daily routine. Create a birding hotspot in your garden.

Birds and plants mentioned in the show :

• Rock wren
• Warblers
• Green tailed towhee
• Scots oriole
• Indigo bunting
• Phainopepla

Apps mentioned in the show:

iNaturalist

e-Bird

Audubon

Nature journaling and how to draw birds that you see in nature by

https://johnmuirlaws.com

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