The article presents the materials of ornithological research carried out in 2012-2013. in artificial plantings of saxaul forests on the drained bottom of the Aral Sea, where a small area of saxaul forests was studied in the Aralkum desert. The modern species composition and nature of the stay of birds in this region have been revealed. For the first time in Karakalpakstan, artificial nests for passerines and owls have been installed in artificial saxaul plantations, recommendations are proposed for the protection and attraction of birds to this territory.