Backyard Birding

• Bird Id, backyard bird feeding, bird counting, bird facts, etc
• A Complete Guide to Bird Watching
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology - online guide to bird watching, all about birds
• Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory – Located in Brighton, CO, events, publications, education, etc

Dealing with Unwanted Wildlife

Pocket Gopher

• Specific Animal Control – Prairie Dogs, Voles, Skunks, Birds, Snakes, Deer, Elk, etc.
• Fencing with Wildlife in Mind – Guidelines and details for constructing fences with wildlife in mind.
• Have a Wildlife Question? Contact Parks and Wildlife.
• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management - University of Nebraska has many fine publications and links.
• Living with Urban Wildlife

Bees and Other Pollinators

• Attracting Bats - Build a Bat House and Criteria for Successful Bat Houses
• Biology of Some Common Bees and Wasps
• Gardening For Insects - butterfly gardening, flowers that attract native bees, honey bees, and moths
• Build a Nest For Native Bees
• DriftWatch - Register your pesticide-sensitive areas, a resource for pesticide applicators

More Wildlife Resources

• NRCS Wildlife Habitat Tip sheet
• National Wildlife Federation Garden for Wildlife
• Backyard Conservation – published by NRCS, this publication will help you make your backyard more attractive by increasing food and shelter for birds, reducing soil erosion, and much more.
• National Diversity Information Source - CO's Biological Map and Data Resource.
• Wildlife Factsheets
• The Xerces Society - Invertebrate Conservation

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