Bird City Brunswick Maryland

05/20/2026

What a great turnout we had at the Springfest booth! We gave away over 50 native plants for local gardens. Thank you to all of the volunteers and visitors!

05/11/2026

Bring your Native Plants to swap or just come and take some of ours! Visit our booth at the Brunswick Springfest!

01/13/2026

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A new study by the Xerces Society and University of Nevada-Reno has found that backyard mosquito sprays can cause insecticide contamination at levels high enough to kill pollinators, and that these sprays easily travel into neighboring yards.

08/18/2025

Mark your calendars September 20th at Middletown Library. Learn about sustainable practices for the garden, yard, water conservation, and more! Plant More Native Plants!!

08/07/2025

CATIOs! Help out the declining bird population and your cats. Give your cats a way to enjoy the outdoors without endangering themselves or others. Thank you Carroll County Humane Society!

Written by Cat Topia, a sponsor of Tails at Twilight. Views and opinions are their own. Creating an enclosed outdoor space such as a catio, is one of the best ways to ensure they get the enrichment and health benefits of the outdoors without being exposed to its dangers. Outdoor time offers cats phy...

08/06/2025

Get your tickets now! FREE- THIS SATURDAY FROM 10AM-1PM - Come and tour gardens with natives! Get inspiration from local gardens that are planting natives and adding water features for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. Every little bit helps and these gardeners are finding ways to incorporate natives. Enjoy! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/native-plants-and-pollinators-brunswick-garden-tour-tickets-1486689832309?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&fbclid=IwY2xjawMAbOdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiZ242OcZynYIkN0-FKy4Wv_Pc9a7q3O-R6HxB7LtCUsreUb_i19wXkjGNnk_aem_dw0DYVMd8wfjjQ4Yb1JHGgCome and

Gardens include native plants/shrubs/trees along with pollinator annuals. Many gardens include habitat for birds and butterflies.

07/31/2025

Make sure to provide water for all of the wildlife. As we develop more land, we remove water sources for all wildlife. All animals have to have water to survive and many of those animals must be close to a water source to call a place home. Even half of a mile is a LONG and DANGEROUS way for most animals to go. This includes mammals, birds, insects, and reptiles. Having a shallow water station on the ground is important for mammals, turtles, frogs, lizards, etc. Don't worry about mosquitos. Saucers of water make great traps for mosquitos IF you are diligent about dumping the water every couple of days. The mosquitos will lay their eggs and when you dump it you are actually helping to reduce the mosquito population! BUT if you aren't sure you will ALWAYS do that, add some Dunk pellets (Bti) and then you don't have to stress about dumping the water. Here is Doug Tallamy on his mosquito bucket challenge to help control the mosquito populations, but it works for shallow saucers and bird baths too.

Natural mosquito control: The Mosquito Bucket Challenge is a safe, affordable way to control mosquitoes without harming kids, pets, or pollinators.

07/23/2025

Reducing light pollution is essential for ALL living things including our amazing birds. Think of light pollution like you would sound pollution. We have rules about when and how loud you or your neighbors can be. The same should be true for light pollution. Learn what you can do to reduce your light pollution and write to your municipality to implement and enforce light pollution ordinances.

DarkSky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.