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by guest author Bridget Butler, “the Bird Diva.” White-throated sparrow in a red osier dogwood As a light blanket of snow covers the ground and I watch chickadees and finches at my feeders, I think about how I can continue to add more food sources to my backyard. And not just by adding feeders, but by adding native shrubs, plants and trees that will provide not only for my winter friends, but for the variety of birds that will return in the spring. In the past few years, I’ve