Rockland Audubon Certified Bird Sanctuary Application

We encourage the use and planting of native plants as food sources because they provide birds and other wildlife with the basic foods they need to survive and promote biodiversity. Your garden needs to provide at least one item from each of the following categories to be considered for certification: food, water, and a nesting area. Please avoid synthetic chemical pesticide use in your landscape and also consider removing non-native plants.

If you have any trouble determining what plant species you have on your property and whether they’re native and bird-friendly. We can arrange a visit to your property and help you identify your species.

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Home

School

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Please list your native plants/grasses

Some examples include: Common Milkweed, Liatris, Zizia, Goldenrod, Joe-Pye-Weed, Purple Coneflower, New England Aster, Switchgrass, Little Bluestem

Please list your native trees/shrubs

Some examples include: White Oak, Pussy Willow, River Birch, Serviceberry, American Holly, Eastern Red Cedar, American Plum, Flowering Dogwood, Black Chokeberry, Winterberry, Northern Spicebush, Buttonbush, American Witch-hazel

Please describe your water source

Examples include: Birdbath, Pond, Rain Garden, Lake, Stream

How does your property provide nesting area?

Examples include: Caterpillar Host Plants, Dense Shrubs/Thickets, Mature Trees, Dead Trees/Shrubs, Burrow, Wetlands

* Bonus - Bird-friendly windows (Optional)

Hazardous windows should have patterns applied to the outside of the glass. Decals or paint should be high contrast.

Please check this box below if your property has bird-friendly windows.

Along with your application, make a small tax-deductible donation ($15 is suggested) to RAS and we’ll deliver you the sign below to put in your yard. Donations help us cover the cost of the signs. Our signs also spread the word about our certified gardens and invites others to add habitat to their properties as well. To make a donation, mail a check to: Rockland Audubon Society, P.O. Box 404, New City, NY 10956