{"id":217,"date":"2025-06-12T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcescinature.wpengine.com\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:23:25","slug":"bird-friendly-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/bird-friendly-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird-Friendly Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Center for Engagement in Science and Nature<\/strong>\u2019s bird-friendly team focuses on understanding the most significant human-caused threats to birds and giving people the information and tools they need to help mitigate these threats. We use programming informed by social science research to find ways to minimize barriers and empower people from all backgrounds to take bird-friendly actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a single native potted plant on a balcony to large-scale habitat restoration, from the flick of a single switch to city-wide light pollution reduction, every action that contributes to collective action for birds is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birds in the modern world face myriad human-caused threats, and they need our help to survive them. If you are looking for effective strategies to help birds, we have the resources to help get you started! There are many easy and effective ways you can contribute to protecting birds, from cultivating native plants to making glass visible to birds in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden for Birds<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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American Goldfinch with bird-friendly plantings. Photo by Daniel Tinoco\/Macaulay Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Support birds, make your yard bird-friendly<\/strong>. Just like us, birds rely on having safe, food-rich places to rest, raise families, and refuel. Our yards and gardens can provide valuable habitat and bridge the gaps between neighborhoods and the larger green spaces that birds rely on. Garden for Birds participants receive step-by-step guidance on how to gradually incorporate bird-friendly features into their yards and overcome common challenges associated with native gardening. We celebrate and share the small changes in yards that transform even tiny spaces into vibrant, safe havens for birds.   
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