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Summer Hints for Your Habitat - Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program - =
National Wildlife FederationBristol-Birders: ( Summer Hints for your =
Habitat-Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program-National Wi )

Here are some information how to make habitat for non gamebirds & =
gamebirds and I believe this one is better than the first one that is =
posted right now sorry.
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      Summer Hints for Your Backyard Habitat
      by Lori Liddick and Craig Tufts

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      Summer is a busy time for everyone! Take some time out to maintain =
and improve your habitat. Here are some tips to keep your habitat =
thriving in the hot summer months!

      Bird baths=20

      Bird bath water should be changed every day. Every few days you =
should empty the bath, scrub it with a stiff brush, and rinse it well. =
Although some people recommend cleaning them with a bleach solution, we =
have found that isn't necessary (besides being harmful to the =
environment!). If you must clean it with something, try a water and =
white vinegar solution or hot soapy water.

      Bird Feeders=20

      Bird seed should be kept dry. Remove any seed or fruit that is =
molded or spoiled. Feed only as much food as your birds will eat in a =
day. It's important to keep feeders perfectly clean to avoid spreading =
avian diseases. Every few weeks feeders should be scrubbed and rinsed. =
Allow feeders to dry before refilling.

      If you provide suet, reduce the amount you offer in hot weather. =
Heat can make suet rancid and unhealthy for birds. Runny suet can also =
stick to birds' feathers, making them hard to keep clean and useful. Use =
rendered suet or heat-resilient suet blocks that are available =
commercially.

      Change the nectar in hummingbird feeders at least every few days, =
more often in hot weather. Wash them thoroughly with hot soapy water and =
rinse completely every time you refill them. When cleaning hummingbird =
feeders be sure to clean the feeder ports well. These ports can easily =
get black mold on them, especially in the summer. You may need to =
dismantle the feeder to get all parts sparkling clean.

      Mowing Lawns and Meadows=20

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      During the summer, most of our lawn grass species slow down their =
growth almost to the point of dormancy. If drought is plaguing your =
area, the grass may appear dead unless you keep it awake, against its =
own biological instinct, through heavy watering. To best care for your =
lawn in summer, cut it as infrequently as possible, rely on your normal =
rainfall to keep it barely growing, and when you must cut, keep the =
cutting blade high. Longer summer grass blades mean maximum =
photosynthetic area and health as well as shading the soil below and =
suppressing weeds.=20

      If you have a meadow, the summer season may be the time of its =
greatest biological activity. Enjoy it! Don't mow!=20

      Birds are nesting; butterfly caterpillars are growing and pupating =
and bees and flies are visiting flowers for nectar and pollen. Mowing a =
meadow, if burning is not a possibility, is best reserved for late =
winter or early spring. Even then, leaving perhaps a quarter of the =
meadow unmown annually will assure the continuation of healthy insect =
populations which depend on the cozy stems of perennials and annuals as =
their overwintering homes.
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Shane Adams

Morristown, TN. / Hamblen County






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