Growing bird-friendly native plants is a great way to learn about birds. At the same time it can help you attract and protect the birds you love while making your space beautiful and improving your environment. Here’s an activity that involves a simple DIY project to make a pot for starting seeds and then watching seeds sprout and grow into mature plants. You’ll need: several sheets of newspaper (approximately 12” x 22”), or you can use cardboard rolls from toilet paper or paper towels; a 10- to 15-ounce tin can to use as a mold for your newpaper pot masking tape potting soil a scoop or large spoon seeds a shallow waterproof tray or pan to hold the newspaper pots spray bottle for watering larger flowerpot for transplanting or space outside for planting in the ground Planning ahead 1. Before you start, choose your seeds. This will involve doing some research to identify a native plant for your area that can be sprouted from seeds. Go to...