Circle the number of items you already have in your yard that help wildlife on the check list below. Print out the list, circle items you have in your yard, and send to DHgardens@outlook.com. You earn 1 pt. for each item on the list that is already in your yard. When you add a new feature to your yard, take a photo/s of it, and send the photo/s and description to DHgardens@outlook.com to earn 1 pt. for each additional item you add to your yard. If something is not on the list that you have done, add it to the bottom of the list.
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Circle the ones that you have in your yard.
1. Have water for birds.
2. Have water for other wildlife.
4. Have a bird feeder with seeds for birds.
5. Have a bird feeder with sugar/water for hummers and nectar-eating birds.
6. Let some flowers go to seed for birds.
7. Have flowering plants to feed butterflies, bees, and hummers.
8. Have host plants to feed butterfly caterpillars.
9. Have a native bees nesting box.
10. Have native plants to feed native bees and honeybees.
11. Leave a pile of leaves in one spot in my yard for insects to live in during the winter.
12. Reduce outdoor lighting to help nocturnal pollinators.
13. Have a small pond for frogs and toads.
14. Have flowering plants that bloom at different times of the year.
15. Have a bat house.
16. Have orange slices for orioles to feed on.
17. Avoid using pesticides on my lawn and plants.
18. Have shrubs that produce berries for birds to eat.
19. Have milkweed for Monarch caterpillars to feed on.
20. Have a jelly feeder for orioles. (lignon berry or grape jelly works well)
21. Use no red dye in my hummer feeder..
22. Hang nesting materials for birds to use in building nests.
23. Have a saucer filled with stones and water for bees to drink.
24. Have a pile of dried limbs to provide homes for insects, lizards, and toads.
25. Have a spot with damp sand and dirt for butterflies to sip minerals and water.
26. Have a mason bee house for nesting and laying eggs.
27. Leave some fruit on my fruit trees to feed birds and insects.
28. Have shrubs for birds to rest and roost in.
29. Have trees for birds to rest, roost and nest in.
30. Have flat rocks for lizards to sunbathe on and insects to hide under.
31. Have outdoor lights on timers or sensors to protect nocturnal animals.
32. Have a birdhouse for nesting birds.
Photo 1 Karen Bowen
Planting milkweed feeds Monarch larvae, #19 on the check list.
