508 Aug Bird is the Word!

The Garden Thyme Podcast

Hello Listener,
This month, we discuss enhancin our landscapes and backyards for our feathered friends, BIRDS! We cover some fun bird facts, types of bird feeders and seeds, and list some plants that will bring the bird to your yard.

• Urban Bird Treaty program: https://www.fws.gov/program/urban-bird-treaty
• Florida Extension Website about Bird feeders and seeds: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW192
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/ https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back/
• Audubon Society: audubon.org

We also have our:

• Native Plant of the Month - Devil's Walking Stick ~37:30
• Bug of the Month – Northeastern Wheel Bug ~42:15
• Garden Tips of the Month – ~47:30

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The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Principal Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes- Senior Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel- Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

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Chapters

1. 508 Aug Bird is the Word! (00:00:00)

2. Bird feeders (00:17:15)

3. Plants for birds (00:31:15)

4. Native Plant of the Month (00:37:20)

5. Bug of the Month (00:42:15)

6. Garden Tips of the Month (00:47:25)