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Butterfly Landing
Lawn and Garden / Wild Bird
Butterfly Garden Plants

Butterflies capture the attention and inspire the imagination of both young and old. Inviting these natural beauties into your garden is as easy as choosing the right plants and providing a few other creature comforts that butterflies require to flourish in a single location. First, learn which butterfly species are native to our region. There are [...]

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goldfinch
Wild Bird
American Goldfinch

NESTING: Late summer nesting, uses the silky down from wild thistle for nest material. Female builds a cup nest 4-20ft. above the ground in the fork of a bush, shrub, or small tree. Tightly woven nest of plant fibers, grass, cocoon silk and spider silk, lined with fur or plant down. Females incubate 4-6 pale [...]

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Little Brown Bat
Wild Bird
Bats: Nature’s Bug Zappers

Bats are extremely beneficial mammals. In North America, bats are the primary predators of night-flying insects. Some species of bats can capture several hundred insects an hour. There are 15 species of bats in Oregon. All 15 species can be found east of the Cascades, and 12 of the 15 are found west of the [...]

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Oriole in a tree
Wild Bird
Oriole Fans Get Ready!

The Bullock’s Orioles are due back anytime now. The first sighting at my house last spring was on May 4th. When I hear a medium-pitched 2-note whistle and a rapid chatter that stands out from the other birds singing in my yard, I start looking around. Both the female and male sing, though they have [...]

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western_blue
Wild Bird
Western Bluebird

NESTING: In cavities: natural tree cavity, abandoned woodpecker hole, or birdhouse 2-50ft. above the ground. Nest consists of available natural and artificial materials including weed stems, grasses, often feathers. Female incubates 5-8 pale blue eggs. 1-2 broods per year. RECOMMENDED NEST BOX Woodlink Bluebird Boxes, Droll Yankee Illustrated Bluebird Houses, or the Recycled Plastic Ultimate [...]

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