What can you do to help? Boosting the amount of trees and shrubs in your own backyard is a start! Replace unused sections of lawn with native species of trees and shrubs. Instead of using plants that don't supply food and shelter for birds, plant ones that do. Some plants that birds like are: Serviceberry Trumpet creeper Pagoda dogwood Hawthorn Common elderberry American yew Viburnum Red maple Pin cherry Other things that you can do to help migrating birds include providing a source of fresh water, keeping cats inside your house, and avoiding the use of pesticides and herbicides. Source of information: "Migrant Songbirds Along Lake Ontario's Shore." 1995. The Nature Conservancy: Rochester, NY.