Birds need you in this summer

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 During summertime, billions of birds are busy raising their young and alreadypreparing for migration.Some studies suggested that perhaps as many as half of all migrating birds do not come  back home.Our birds need all the help they can get during this period of time.”

There are some ways through which we can protect them during this time-

1. Leave baby birds alone.

If you find a baby bird out of its nest, dont touch or pick t
Although people mean well by rescuing the baby birds they find, in almost all cases, the parents are nearby and know best how to care for their young. If bird is injured that can be taken to a local wildlife rehabilator  for treatment.

2. Ensure big birds,dogs,cats stay away from them.

Free roaming cats kill billions of birds every year , taking an especially high toll on fledglings. Loose dogs also have an impact on nesting birds; for example, roaming dogs are suspected of recently wiping out a colony of threatened Least Terns in Florida. Keep your pets contained, and be especially cautious near beach-nesting birds.

3. Maintain your land in a bird-friendly fashion.

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Consider letting some of your yard or other property go “wild,” or garden with native plants. Even small wild areas act as sources of food and shelter for birds through the summer. Avoid or minimize tree trimming to prevent disturbance to nesting birds. Where possible, avoid mowing grass in large fields and roadsides until after July to enable ground-nesting grassland birds to safely fledge.

4. Be a good person.

If you’re lucky enough to have swallows or phoebes nesting on your porch or carport, keep the nest intact. The birds will be gone soon enough, and in the meantime, they will help you out by eating hundreds of insects each day. If you have active nest boxes, clean them out after the young have fledged. Old nesting material attracts parasites and can be a source of disease.

5. Don’t spray:Pesticides

Reconsider using pesticides, since even products labeled as “safe” will likely have negative consequences on birds. For example, many home and garden products include neonicotinoids, or neonics, which have been found to be deadly to both bees and birds in even minute amounts. See this list of products to avoid from our friends at the Center For Food Safety.

6. Celebrate good times … without balloons.

When weddings, graduations and other parties are going on, put balloons on your list of don’ts. Birds can become entangled in the long ribbons; individuals have been found hanging from trees or asphyxiated. 

7. Turn the outdoor lights out.

Review your outdoor lighting for unnecessary disturbance to night-flying birds (as well as wasted energy). Bright artificial lights can disorient migrating birds and make collisions with windows, buildings and other structures more likely. Consider putting steady burning lights on motion sensors. Or, if your outdoor lighting needs permit, consider blue and green LED lights as they are less
 distracting to night-migrating birds.

8. Be a bird-friendly boater.

If you’re boating, avoid disrupting birds. Boats operated in proximity to nesting birds can cause behavioral changes, even leading to nest abandonment and failure in some cases.

So we need to protect birds in this summer time.Give only some time from your busy life to protect them.

The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.

  J.M. Barrie

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