[libirder]

Hey my names james and I live on long island,new york. This spring ive really been hoping to plant native plants to attract native birds. I already have have area planned out for my front yard im planting spieces to attract THrashers of anykind. My side yard for wrens.Front yard for wrens. And My backyard is for all bird spieces. But theres only one prblem i dont know what to plant.So whats the best native speices od plants to new york that will attract the widest variaty of birds,And im will to plant a few trees like crabapples and hawthawns.Ive been looking at a lot of shrubs but i dnt know which ones i should use. thnx for help.

[brettski]

Hi James,
We are in the midst of developing a parcel as a nature preserve. We have received a large amount of help from our local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). They are a government agency, usually one office per county across the U.S. Their offices are normally within your county US Dept of Agriculture (USDA). This link will get you started: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ If you call their office, they will have literature or will point you to other reference resources. They are one of the few government agencies that I freely admit I am glad I pay taxes to support.