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Backyard Bird Habitat. Effective Process of Learning About Any Bird to Create Its Habitat. Ep#18
Episode 18
Thursday, 12 February, 2026

Apart from general bird habitat requirement in the garden, specific changes for any particular bird can be very effective for growing a bird habitat garden. I use the example of Lesser Goldfinches in this episode but the information can be applied to any bird you are interested in. I will walk you through a process that will make learning and planning the habitat, simple Websites mentioned in this episode All about birds (Cornell Lab)https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/Audubonhttps://www.audubon.org/Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plant Database page https://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=trueLadybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Home pagehttps://www.wildflower.org/Plant nursery for online plants - It carries many southwestern native plants High Country Gardenshttps://www.highcountrygardens.com/Birds mentioned in this episodeLesser Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Native plants mentioned in this episode. Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center links are provided for each plant to get more informationChocolate flower ( Berlendiera lyrata )https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BELYMaximillian Sunflower: Helianthus maximilianihttps://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HEMA2Annual Sunflower : Helianthus annuus https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HEAN3Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye: Viguera https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VISTBlanket flower (Gaillardia )There are many different species of Gaillardia. If you search on the wildflower center website for ‘Gaillardia” or “blanket flower” you will be able to review the different plants in that grouphttps://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=trueTetraneuris scaposa Same as mentioned above for Gaillardia. Please type “tetraneuris” on Wildflower Center website search bar to see various optionshttps://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?search_field=&newsearch=trueElderberry tree (Mexican Elder) : Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SANIC5Black Dalea : Dalea frutescensSend us a text for questions on this topicVisit website for podcast show notes, images and other posts. https://www.gardenandnaturesouthwest.com/Subscribe to get blog & podcast episodes delivered to your inbox. If you have questions regarding the topic covered here, email me