A yard like ni other: The special ingredients that made a one-time cattle pen attract more birds than any other yard in North America

摘要

Successful yard listing — keeping track of the bird species that you see in or from your yard — requires two things: awareness of what birds are present or passing through, and the know-how to create habitats that will attract a wide variety of visitors.More than 10,000 birders keep track of yard lists on the checklist website eBird, and the National Wildlife Federation has registered more than175,000 Certified Wildlife Habitats across America. (See "Tablet Extras," page 25.) Clearly, lots of people have the awareness and know-how to maintain yard lists.