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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.

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a field. Mountain View, California, USA.

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 … Continue