FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Katie Blake, a Greenwich-based bird friendly communities coordinator for Audubon Connecticut, addressed a capacity crowd at the Rowayton Community Center for a free public lecture on attracting songbirds to the backyard.
From L-R: John Moeling, president of the Norwalk Land Trust; Rob Frazier, environmental community activist; Katie Blake; and Betsy Bain, vice president of Rowayton Gardeners.
Photo Credit: ContributedThe Norwalk Tree Alliance and the Sixth Taxing District in Norwalk were other sponsors of the evening.
Blake told attendees that a key to creating a bird-friendly environment is installing native plants of wildlife values such as black cherry trees, shadbush and viburnums.
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