Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: How to Submit a Complete Map
Find out how to submit your local habitat map containing real data to an established citizen science project.
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Habitat Network: Explore
View images of a variety of habitats, check-out custom local resources, and get inspired by featured habitat sites.
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Habitat Network: Abundant Plants, Abundant Wildlife
See how increasing the area covered by plants in a yard or community has many benefits for humans and wildlife.
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Habitat Network: Native Grasses for Your Native Lawn
Find out how to use native grasses to increase wildlife diversity in a backyard.
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Habitat Network: A Backyard in Queens: Design Challenge
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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Habitat Network: Michigan Management Plan: Design Challenge
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out how they plan to increase biodiversity in this Michigan back yard.
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Habitat Network: Crazy About Birds: Houzz Series
An introduction to a bimonthly bird series featuring a community of homeowners interested in design.
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Habitat Network: Maine Squeeze: Design Challenge
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the ecological ideas for this backyard from Maine.
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Habitat Network: Pa Pondering: Design Challenge
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the eco-challenges in this Pennsylvania back yard.
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Habitat Network: Pacific Mixed Forest: Fruit Producing Trees
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: Northeast and Midwest: Fruit Producing Trees
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: California Chaparral: Fruit Producing Trees
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: New York Swing: Design Challenge
Find out how to transform a common-style backyard area to include plants that will invite wildlife like songbirds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
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Habitat Network: Pollinators at Home: Intro to Pollinator Gardening
Find out how to provide native plants that foster the activity of insects and other pollinators.
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Habitat Network: At a School
Get some help planning a wildlife-friendly outdoor area at school.
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Habitat Network: Which Birds, Which Plants?
A visual bird identification tool that gives the feeding information of thirty common birds in America.
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Habitat Network: Pond Basics
Considering adding a pond to increase the diversity of wildlife found there.
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Habitat Network: The Special Nature of Arid Landscapes
Find out how to make the most of a desert environment in order to foster a wide array of species diversity.
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Habitat Network: Green Roofs
Find out how green roofs can benefit the ecosystem and wildlife diversity.
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Habitat Network: Forest
Find out how the variety of different forest ecosystems across the globe determine the bird diversity in each.
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Habitat Network: Flower Beds
Learn how to provide appropriate flowering plants to increase diversity in an environment.
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Habitat Network: Shrubby Areas
Find out how to foster diversity in wildlife by providing the right type of vegetation for shrubby areas.
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Habitat Network: Woodland Edges
Find out about the higher bird diversity at the boundary of two habitat types than in either type individually.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Diversity of Birds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] About 10,000 bird species belong to 29 different orders within the class Aves. The diversity among birds is striking. Birds can vary greatly in size and color. Some...