Birds make a garden come alive. They are a source of endless entertainment: dashing, fluttering, feeding, jumping, scratching, drinking, bathing, and flying. These foraging creatures are independent spirits, but if you provide what they need – food, water, shelter, and nesting spaces – they will return to your urban garden again and again in an ever-widening variety.

Toby Goldberg is the Education and Outreach Director for the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. She’ll describe what species of birds you can expect to see in the Bay Area, and the specific, easy-to-grow native plants that will attract them to your garden.