P E N N S Y L V A N I A W I L D L I F E N O . 2 Attracting Wildlife: Sources of Assistance I Hassinger, Jerry, et al. WOODLANDS AND WILDLIFE. University Park, PA: College of veryone loves to see Landscaping for Wildlife Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania Ewildlife, and what better I Adams, George. BIRDSCAPING YOUR State University, 1992. place to watch wild birds and GARDEN (new edition). Emmaus, PA: Written to help landowners make their mammals than in your own Rodale Press, 1998. Contains life history property more attractive to wildlife. backyard! Regardless of the information for 64 bird species commonly Contains information on establishing, size of your property, you can found in the United States. Also maintaining, and improving farms provide food, water, and describes plants that provide food, and woodlands for wildlife. Available shelter for a variety of species. shelter, and nesting sites for native from the Publica- You might decide to birds. tions Distribution transform all or part of your I Daniels, Stevie. THE WILD LAWN Center, 112 Agricul- lawn into a colorful meadow HANDBOOK: ALTERNATIVES TO THE tural Administration or wildflower garden for TRADITIONAL FRONT LAWN. New Building, University butterflies, bees, and birds. Or York: Macmillan, 1995. Offers Luna moth Park, PA 16802. you could create a woodland instruction on transforming a Telephone: (814) 865-6713. garden with islands of native turfgrass lawn into gardens of grasses, Web site: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu Subject.html shrubs and trees to provide wildflowers, and other native plants. cover for rabbits and nest sites Includes instructions for installing and maintaining a wild lawn, and suggestions I Henderson, Carrol. LANDSCAPING FOR for birds. With a little knowl- for creating meadows, moss lawns, and WILDLIFE. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota edge and effort, you can help woodland or front-yard gardens. Department of Natural Resources, 1987. restore native habitat for many One of the best available books on species of wildlife. landscaping yards, farmlands, and This fact sheet presents an woodlands for wildlife. Includes appendi- Song sparrow annotated listing of books ces that group plants according to their value for attracting wildlife as well as about landscaping with the landscaping. Although the book was needs of wildlife in mind. written for residents of the Upper Included are bird-feeding Midwest, many of the plants mentioned guides, guides to building can also be found in the Northeast. houses for birds and mam- Available from the Minnesota Bookstore, mals, and organizations and Room 110A, 117 University Avenue, St. agencies to contact for more Paul, MN 55155. information. Be creative and Telephone: (800) 657-3757. enjoy developing your own private wildlife sanctuary! 2 2 I Kress, Stephen. THE BIRD GARDEN (new I Roth, Sally. NATURAL LANDSCAPING: Wild bergamot edition). New York: Dorling Kindersley, GARDENING WITH NATURE TO CREATE A 1998. This National Audubon Society BACKYARD PARADISE. Emmaus, PA: Rodale book is a regional guide to garden birds Press, 1997. Provides information on how and the plants that attract them. It to create woodland gardens, shade describes over 300 shrub and tree species, gardens, wildflower meadows, and gives instructions for planting, and songbird gardens. indicates which bird species might use the plantings for food and cover. Includes I Schneck, Marcus. CREATING A HUM- plans for building nest boxes, feeders, dust MINGBIRD GARDEN. New York: Simon and baths, and water sources. Schuster, 1994. Has information on gardening for hummingbirds in spring, I Lewis, A. (ed). BUTTERFLY GARDENS: summer, and fall, as well as facts about LURING NATURE'S LOVELIEST POLLINATORS the lives and habits of hummingbirds. TO YOUR YARD. New York: Brooklyn Includes garden plans and tips on Botanic Garden, 1995. providing food and water for humming- Features an extensive listing of host and birds. nectar plants, along with color photos. I Stokes, Donald and Lillian. THE I PENNSYLVANIA WILDLIFE FACT SHEETS. HUMMINGBIRD BOOK: THE COMPLETE GUIDE This series includes fact sheets on TO ATTRACTING, IDENTIFYING, AND ENJOY- landscaping for wildlife and attracting ING HUMMINGBIRDS. New York: Little, wildlife. Brown, 1989. Contains information on Pa. Wildlife No. 3-Managing Habitat for attracting hummingbirds through Eastern Bluebirds gardening and the use of feeders. Also Pa. Wildlife No. 5-Meadows and Prairies: gives general information about hum- I Xerces Society. BUTTERFLY GARDENING: Wildlife Friendly Alternatives to Lawn mingbirds. CREATING SUMMER MAGIC IN YOUR Pa. Wildlife No. 6-Attracting Hummingbirds GARDEN. San Francisco: Sierra Club Pa. Wildlife No. 7-Landscaping for I Wilson, James. LANDSCAPING WITH Books, 1998. How to design and plant Wildlife: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines WILDFLOWERS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL gardens to attract butterflies. Includes a Pa. Wildlife No. 8-Gardening for APPROACH TO GARDENING. Boston: listing of the most familiar North Ameri- Butterflies Houghton Mifflin, 1992. A comprehen- can butterflies and moths and their nectar Pa. Wildlife No. 10-Neighborly Natural sive guide to planting native wildflowers, and larval food plants, as well as descrip- Landscaping: Creating Natural Environ- this book covers everything from creating tions of their life cycles. ments in Residential Areas a spring garden in the woods to planting Pa. Wildlife No. 11-Winter Bird Feeding: in meadows or in damp or wet areas. The Basics Includes information about attracting Pa. Wildlife No. 13-Managing Habitat butterflies and birds, along with regional Bird Feeding for American Kestrels plant lists and mail-order wildflower seed Pa. Wildlife No. 14-Water for Wildlife: and plant sources. I Dennis, John. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO Bird Baths and Backyard Ponds BIRD FEEDING REVISED. New York: Alfred Fact sheets are available from the A. Knopf, 1994. A thorough guide to all Publications Distribution Center, 112 aspects of bird feeding. Ruby-throated hummingbird Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802. Telephone: I Henderson, Carrol. WILD ABOUT BIRDS. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of (814) 865-6713. Natural Resources, 1995. A comprehen- Web site: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/ sive guide to bird feeding, this book Subject.html provides life history information about birds that visit feeders. Includes over four dozen bird feeder designs and information about different types of bird feed. A special section provides tips on prevent- ing problem animals from raiding your feeders. Available from the Minnesota 3 3 Bookstore, Room 110A, 117 University Wood ducks Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55155. Telephone: Houses for Mammals (800) 657-3757. and Birds I Roth, Sally. BACKYARD BIRD FEEDER'S I Hassinger, Jerry. WOODCRAFTING FOR BIBLE: THE A-Z GUIDE TO FEEDERS, SEED WILDLIFE. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania MIXES, PROJECTS AND TREATS. Emmaus, Wild Resource Conservation Fund and PA: Rodale Press, 2000. Describes food Pennsylvania Game Commission (no preferences of birds from across the date). A complete guide to designing and United States, provides color photos of building houses and nest platforms for common feeder birds, and gives instruc- birds and mammals. Available from the tions on bird-feeding projects such as how Pennsylvania Game Commission, Dept. to make birdseed wreaths. AR, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Telephone: (717) 787-4250. I Williams-Whitmer, Lisa, and Margaret Brittingham. A HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN BATS AND BAT PROB- LEMS. University Park, PA: College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsyl- vania State University, 1995. Pro- vides information about the life history and benefits of bats, as well as ideas for batproofing your house. Includes bat box construction plans and information about attracting bats with bat boxes. Available from the Publications Distribution Center, 112 I THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION. Agricultural Administration Building, Backyard Habitat Program, Mid-Atlantic University Park, PA 16802. Telephone: Region, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, (814) 865-6713. Reston, VA 20190. Telephone: (703) Web site: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/ 438-6000. Web site: http://www.nwf.org/ Subject.html backyardwildlifehabitat/ The National Wildlife Federation began its Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program to acknowledge the efforts of individuals Agencies and who garden for wildlife. Homeowners can Organizations with order an information packet including a Additional Information program application, a booklet on planning and planting a habitat, and The Backyard Naturalist, a book about one I BIRD-WATCHER'S DIGEST. P.O. Box 110, Marietta, OH 45750. person's experiences and efforts in Telephone: (800) 879-2473. attracting wildlife to his yard. Order by Web site: calling (800) 822-9919 and requesting http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com item #79946. You also can apply for an official certificate deeming your property Bird-Watcher's Digest, published a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. bimonthly, contains information about birds that visit your feeder, yard, and I NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY. garden. Also available are numerous The Wilderness Center, P.O. Box 244, booklets, including Backyard Birds, Wilmot, OH 44689-0244. Telephone: Enjoying Bird Feeding More, Enjoying (330) 359-5511. Web site: Purple Martins More, Enjoying Bluebirds http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org More, Enjoying Hummingbirds More, and Nonprofit organization dedicated to Bird Photography Basics. 4 increasing the populations of the three for planting wildlife food plots. More I WILD RESOURCE CONSERVATION FUND. species of bluebirds on this continent and than 30 species of trees and shrubs Offers videos, publications, and posters to educating the public about the favored by wildlife, as well as additional about Pennsylvania wildlife. Proceeds importance of preserving bluebirds in information and publications, also are from all sales support research, manage- their native environment. The society's available. ment, and education associated with publication is Sialia. Pennsylvania's native plants and wildlife. I PURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOCIA- To find out more, write to: Wild Resource I PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. TION. Edinboro University of Pennsylva- Conservation Fund, P.O. Box 8764, Contact your county extension office for nia, Edinboro, PA 16444. Telephone: Harrisburg, PA 17105-8764. Web site: additional information about landscaping (814) 734-4420. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf/ for wildlife, bird feeding, houses for birds Web site: http://www.purplemartin.org videopage.htm and mammals, and sources of assistance. An international nonprofit organization For the address or phone number of your dedicated to the conservation of the local office, contact Penn State's Re- Authors purple martin through scientific research, gional Directors of Cooperative Exten- Prepared by Kristi L. Sullivan, wildlife state-of-the-art wildlife management sion and Outreach at (814) 863-3438. extension associate, and Margaret C. techniques, and public education. Their Web site: http://www.extension.psu.edu/ Brittingham, professor of wildlife publication is the Purple Martin Update. resources I PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION. I WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL. Acknowledgments Department AR, 2001 Elmerton Ave., 8737 Colesville Rd., Suite 800, Silver Partial funding for this fact sheet was Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Telephone: Spring, MD 20910. provided by Pennsylvania's Wild (717) 783-8164. Resource Conservation Fund. Telephone: (301) 588-8994. Web site: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us Web site: http://www.wildlifehc.org Illustrations Wildlife Notes is a series of 38 pamphlets, Rae Chambers: wild bergamot Nonprofit group of corporations, conser- each describing the habits and habitats of Jeffery Mathison: bird feeder, squirrel vation organizations, and individuals a particular wildlife species. Nesting Ned Smith: luna moth, song sparrow, dedicated to enhancing and protecting wood ducks, hummingbird Boxes, Feeding Stations, Bird Houses, wildlife habitat on public and private Wildlife Shelters, and How to Build Them corporate land. Provides technical provides ideas for enhancing food and assistance and has a certification program cover for wildlife. Landowners who want to identify and honor wildlife habitat to attract more wildlife to their land can projects on corporate land. purchase seeds from the game commission COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences research, extension, and resident education programs are funded in part by Pennsylvania counties, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This publication is available from the Publications Distribution Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 112 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802. For information telephone (814) 865-6713. Where trade names appear, no discrimination is intended, and no endorsement by Penn State Cooperative Extension is implied. 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