This is Bird Note.

There are many ways we can help birds, from installing nest boxes to buying bird-friendly coffee.

Acclaimed writer Amy Tan's efforts have ranged from joining the board of the American

Bird Conservancy to making her yard a haven for

her feathered friends. I try to get the best food for them. I try all these solutions for protecting

them from both window collisions and cats with the idea that these might help other people adopt

these measures.

She came up with a creative and affordable option for bird-friendly window treatments

to help deter birds from flying into the glass.

I wanted to find a solution that anybody with $2 could do to protect birds,

and that is to draw white spider webs with an

acrylic water-based pen, and it works. Amy says she spends a lot of time tinkering with homemade

contraptions that prevent neighborhood cats from ambushing her backyard birds and keep clever

rodents from raiding the feeders, ensuring the safety of both the birds and mammals in her garden sanctuary.

So, you know, I've become very inventive as a result of my love of these birds and wanting to protect them.

Bird Note is on a mission to inspire a million people to take action to help birds by 2027.

To learn more about what you can do to make a difference for birds, visit birdnote.org.

I'm Jonies Franklin.