Landscape Plants That Attract Birds
http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdf/G1609.PDF
This publication discusses ways of designing your landscape that will benefit birds and still follow basic principles of landscape design.
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Landscaping and Gardening for Birds
http://agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/hort/ornamental/f-6435.pdf
One of the key elements for attracting many species of birdsis wide variety of plants arranged into sheltered areas of shrubs and trees, open areas of lawns and gardens, and/or wet areas around ponds and streams.
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Management of Wood Ducks on Private Lands and Waters
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/wildlife/420-802/420-802.html
Of the many wildlife management practices the private landowner can do, few are as rewarding as those which favor wood ducks. Wood ducks and a multitude of other wildlife species respond readily to managed wetlands. Conservation practices on existing wetlands and creation of new wetlands on private lands are keys to sustaining valuable wildlife resources.
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Nest Boxes for Cavity-Nesting Birds in Oklahoma
http://agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/wildlife/f-9005.pdf
This paper describes how to build simple boxes for cavity-nesting birds and where to place the boxes for best results.
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Strip Disking and Other Valuable Bobwhite Quail Management Techniques
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/pub2032.htm
In the South, habitats, whether open fields or wooded areas, that are allowed to grow up longer than three to four years without some type of soil or vegetative disturbance quickly grow out of good bobwhite habitat. Typically, management practices for open fields include prescribed burning annually or every two years, bush-hogging, disking, planting agricultural crops, and protection of some areas that grow up into brushy escape cover.
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The Propagation And Commercial Use Of Bobwhite Quail
http://www.aces.edu/department/extcomm/publications/anr/ANR-516/anr516main.html
This circular is designed to assist those who have already ventured or who may venture into raising bobwhites in an effort to supply the growing demand of hunting preserves and restaurants.
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Wood Ducks in Mississippi
http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is643.htm
Wood ducks are one of three migratory waterfowl that nest regularly in Mississippi. Along with the mallard, wood ducks are some of the most abundant ducks in Mississippi, and they make up a large percentage of waterfowl bagged in Mississippi each year. They also are excellent table fare.
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