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Bird Habitat Recognition Program

Residential Application

Section I - About Us

Required: The information in this section, including email, will not be shared with third parties. See Audubon's Privacy Policy.

Application Type

Applicant First Name
Applicant Last Name

Telephone number
Email address

Audubon Chapter reference
number (if available)

Audubon Member Yes

Chapter affiliation

Residential TypeSingle-family home
Attached townhome/apartment/twin

Property size acre(s) or less than 1/8 acre

Approximate percentage of property that is turf grass

How did you hear about this program?

Habitat property address

Street

City
State
Zip
Township
County

Mailing address (if different)

Street

City
State
Zip

Section II - Our Healthy Property

Required: The pledge and answers to each question in this section are required to qualify. The questions are scored and a property rating will arrive with your yard sign. The foundation for bird habitat is NATIVE plants, especially trees and shrubs, so the presence of native trees and shrubs that equal 10% or more of all trees and shrubs on the property is required. To search a list of common native trees/shrubs, click here.

Taken the Audubon At Home pledgeYes

Approximate percentage of trees and shrubs on property that are Pennsylvania natives
(minimum 25% to qualify)

Moved toward the elimination or have already eliminated use of synthetic pesticides and/or fertilizers

Reduced runoff by including rain barrels, rain gardens, replacing impervious surfaces with pourous material, replacing grass with habitat garden.

Alleviated bird-window collisions by addressing reflectivity of glass. Read more here and here

Section III - Our Bird-friendly Features

Required: At least one item in each section (Food, Water, etc.) must be checked for your property to qualify.

Food

Nesting Sites

Natural
Densely planted native trees/shrubs
Standing dead trees (snags)
Meadow/grassland

Supplemental Sources
Nestboxes (birdhouse)
Nest platform/cup
Accessible barn or structure
Chimney swift tower

Cover

Natural
Native trees and shrubs (including evergreen)
Native fencerows and/or bramble patches
High grass

Supplemental Sources
Log, brush, or rock pile
Discarded Christmas tree
Winter roost box

Water

Natural
Stream/creek
Vernal pool
Wetland

NATURAL AREAS

Some measure can be taken to improve the habitat for birds in natural areas such as woodland, forest, old field, riparian area, etc. Please check all of those that apply. At least one is required to qualify if natural areas are present. If none are present, please check first box.

Not applicable - we do not have natural areas on our property
Monitoring and/or controlling invasive plants
Inventorying or tracking native plants
Controlling deer by fencing or other means
Including nestboxes if quality/quantity of standing dead wood is low
Creating forest pools
Actively restoring forest, stream corridor, wetland, or grassland habitat

Section IV - Our Birds

Optional: All questions in this section are optional.

Species we would like to see
or see more often

One species known to have nested in our yard

Does anyone keep a list of birds seen on the property?
If not, start today! Click here.Yes
No

If so, approximate number of species recorded on property?

Rarities or unusual sighting on property

We can't identify birds yet, but plan on learning more about them soon
We have witnessed a bird window collision on our property
We have witnessed a bird(s) killed by cats on our property

Section V - Our Habitat Photos

Optional: Audubon At Home strongly encourages participants to include a photo of your bird habitat at the time of registration and then annually to show the progress and growth of your garden, landscape, or natural area. We may use your photos as examples of success stories and "model" habitats to encourage others to help the birds. (see usage terms below)

Submit photo #1

Submit photo #2

I will not be submitting photos.

I do not have a digital camera and will mail paper photos to BHRP, 1201 Pawlings Rd., Audubon PA 19403

Agree to terms of photo usage

License and Indemnification
   I hereby grant to National Audubon Society, Inc. ("NAS") a royalty-free, perpetual license to use the photographic images submitted herewith (the "Work") for any purpose whatsoever. Uses may include, but are not limited to, promotion of NAS and their projects in any way, including on the web, in print publications, as distributed to the media, and in commercial products. NAS reserves the right to use/not use any Work as deemed appropriate by NAS in their sole discretion. No Work will be returned once submitted.
  I understand that by checking this online form, I hereby acknowledge that NAS shall bear no responsibility whatsoever for protecting my work against third party infringement of my copyright interest or other intellectual property rights or other rights I may hold in such Work, and in no way shall be responsible for any losses I may suffer as a result of any such infringement; and I hereby represent and warrant that my Work does not infringe the rights of any other individual or entity.
  In exchange for valuable consideration, I do hereby unconditionally release, hold harmless and indemnify NAS, their directors, officers, members, employees and volunteers of and from all claims, liabilities and losses arising out of or in connection with my participation in the contest, or NAS use of my Work. This release and indemnification shall be binding upon me, and my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns.

Section VII - General

Optional: Enter any general comments here.

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