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#BringBirdsBack – Use Native Plants

More than 40 million acres of lawn in the United States is a huge opportunity to increase bird habitat. You can help! Consider putting in a native plant garden and you’ll be taking one of our Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds.

What Is A Bird?

Birds are animals that are classified in the class Aves. There are approximately 10000 species of birds that are found throughout the world. The ability to fly is a characteristic that almost separate birds from other animals. However, bats (Chiroptera) are winged mammals that can fly.  A group of the same bird species is known as a flock.

The largest avian order are the Passeriformes. Birds classified in the order Passeriformes are sometimes referred to as Passerines. The Passerines have feet that are adapted to perching; these feet have a total of four toes; three toes that point forward and … Continue