Migratory Bird Habitat and Landscaping
For homeowners, making your yard welcoming for migratory birds can be as simple as incorporating multiple layers and a meal at the right time.
View principles and plant suggestions for Chicago Region gardens
Learn more from these books:
Mariette Nowak, Birdscaping in the Midwest
Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants
Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz, The Midwestern Native Garden: native alternatives to nonnative flowers and plants
Keith Nowakowski, Native Plants in the Home Landscape
and this website: The Morton Arboretum: Trees and Shrubs that Attract Birds
Become an Audubon Member
Membership benefits include one year of Audubon magazine and the latest on birds and their habitats. Your support helps secure a future for birds at risk.
Ways You Can Help
Join A Chapter
Audubon chapters create a culture of conservation in local communities through education and advocacy, focusing on the conservation of birds and conservation of important habitats.
Donate to Audubon
Help secure the future for birds at risk from climate change, habitat loss and other threats. Your support will power our science, education, advocacy and on-the-ground conservation efforts.
