Rapid Ann Bird Protection Project
- rapidanngardenclub
- Feb 10, 2023
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Rapid Ann Garden Club
Bird Protection
“If you were alive in the year 1970, more than one in four birds in the U.S. and Canada has disappeared within your lifetime.”
This is the opening line of an article written by Gustave Axelson based on research from Science. I, personally was astounded by this as I perused articles related to bird conservation as this time frame mirrors my own life span. Another source, Conserve Energy Future, identified 25 things we can all do to help birds. One of the items on the list was the following:
Create Small Bird Habitats
Most birds have lost their habitat due to human expansion into what was formerly forest land used by birds for nesting. Individuals can put up structures that act as small habitats within their compounds.
These may include bird feeders and baths which act to attract endangered species and serve to provide them with food, water and shelter. This increases the population of the species in the region and provides an incentive for more birds to settle in order to breed with the other birds in the region.
Members of the Rapid Ann Garden Club decided to issue a self-reporting survey and take account of what we're doing to help our feathered friends. A list that included active club members was made, with headings labeled: Houses, Feeders, Water, Habitats. Each member filled out how many of each they had on their property. Turns out we have 47 bird houses, 84 feeders and 41 sources of water among us. Getting an accurate data on number of habitats such as brush piles, dead trees etc. was difficult but several members reported having them. Also noted, were species of birds sited such as Yellow Finches, Mourning Doves, Cardinals, sparrows and woodpeckers.
The club also created a raised bed garden in the back of the local art center which will benefit birds and also included an item in our Christmas bazaar called “fowl wine”, bird seed in a decorated wine bottle.
Bird protection is definitely an area that deserves on going attention and consideration. It would be extraordinary if 50 or so years from now the opening line of an article would read:
If you were alive in the year 2022, the number of birds in the U.S and Canada has increased 25% within your lifetime.
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/amazing-ways-conserve-and-protect-birds.php
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