Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️FOR THE BIRDS
🐦⬛ Non-native trees are commonly used in urban settings, but a new study out of Sweden finds that native trees provide more resources and are preferred by urban birds.
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-urban-birds-native-trees-long-term.html
🐛 Another study out of the University of Glasgow shows that common woodland birds produce more chicks when surrounded by a greater abundance of native tree foliage.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-woodland-birds-native-trees-chicks.html
👉 Support the planting of native trees in all environments.
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Urban birds prefer native trees, shows long-term study
Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are in the vicinity of the nest. This is shown in a long-term study from Lund University in Sweden.
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