Is our belief that the suburbs are a poor habitat for birds valid? University of Washington professor and ornithologist John Marzluff challenges this belief with a new book, Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife. Not only are there a surprisingly wide diversity of birds in the suburbs, there is an opportunity to create wildlife habitat oases over a major land area. In this video, Marzluff discusses how we can improve our yards in several different ways including reducing lawn, adding water, creating snags and finally, being connected to nature.
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