[Tweeters] Quit bird feeders. Add native plants to your garden instead - The San Diego Union-Tribune

[Jill Freidberg]

I addition to the plants listed here, I’ve seen the chickadees and scrub jays really enjoying the seeds from the dead lilac blooms. And the hummingbird moths (or something that looks a lot like it) go nuts over my valerian. The bushtits and chickadees help control the aphids on my roses. I also left standing a dead Elderberry that had gotten quite large. The downy has eviscerated it but keeps coming back. I haven’t seen any birds in my ceanothus, but the bees are in love with it. 

Thanks for the article!
Jill


> On May 31, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Or have both feeders and plants.

> Dan Reiff

> MI

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> https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/story/2021-05-29/put-away-your-bird-feeders-the-best-way-to-help-birds-is-by-building-habitat

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