Planting for Birds – Spring Session

While habitat loss poses challenges for birds and wildlife worldwide, creating backyard habitats offers a solution! In this four-part series, participants will learn about ways to improve backyard habitats throughout different seasons. Each program will focus on the seasonal needs of birds and specific ways to support them, using examples from the sanctuary grounds of the RTP Estuary Center in Old Lyme. Each session will include an indoor presentation and an outdoor exploration of the sanctuary grounds and gardens, accompanied by handouts that list the plants mentioned for each session.

Spring is an exciting time in Connecticut, as many of our migrating species make their way back to or through the state from wintering grounds further south. These birds have often flown hundreds or thousands of miles and need a safe place to rest and refuel before continuing further north or starting their breeding season here. Learn which plants will provide resources for birds to continue their journey or get a head start on breeding.