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Wild Birds Need High Energy Food During the Fall and Winter Migration
When Fall arrives, wild birds travel farther in search of birds food. This is a great opportunity to see new birds if you buy the right bird food and load up your feeders in time. Many birds are insect and fruit eaters. Since this wild birds foodis not available in the cold winter months, the birds fly south. The wild birds in the north are preparing for their journeys by eating high energy and high calorie wild birds food.
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At this time, northern bird watchers can assist them most by setting up your garden feeders and bird baths. The period of the move to the south stretches from September-November, with the flight of migrants reaching its height in mid-September and into the middle of October. For bird watchers, or birders as they are now known, who live in the south or on the migration path, this peak period is the advantageous time to put out Wild Birds Food. from Amazon.com
Then, toward the last days of October and into November, seed loving birds join the migration south to settle there for the winter. In the Fall, the wild birds in the north are getting ready to travel by eating high energy birds food. Of the various wild birds food available, the seeds, nuts and suet have the highest calorific content and high energy value to satisfy a bird's hunger. Prepare your garden with bird feeders and fill them with bird food. Also pick up a mealworm feeding dish for bluebirds. They attract all kinds of insect loving birds. Mealworm can be bought from wild bird stores. It will be well worth the effort for the pleasure of seeing lots of wild birds.
The new birds you will see include flycatchers, kinglets, thrushes, waxwings, warblers and tanagers. Set out your feeders and water to lure them to a portion of your yard where you can enjoy them.
Pack your feeders with wild birds food such as sunflower, safflower and thistle seed. Also add some suet blocks and dried fruits (raisins, cherries, and apples). The more varied your contributions, the more variety of wild birds you will attract. You can even get hold of some bug mixes from birding stores.
Tray and platform style feeders work well for wild birds in the fall. Place them where the carnivorous hawks cannot easily swoop down to snatch wild birds. A well-designed tray feeder has a screened bottom to drain away rain water. Wild birds food spoils if it is always damp. Trays of recycled plastic are a good choice as they are made to last. If you like wood, purchase those made of cedar, which is also a long lasting material and contains a natural insecticide!
Another type of feeder is the Ground Feeding Tray which sits on the ground. Wild birds such as doves and sparrows like to feed on the ground. Try a Ground Platform Feeder constructed of long lasting recycled plastic or trays manufactured from cedar. The food is easy to eat from these trays.
Your wild bird feeder of choice may be the Hanging Tray. These handy trays can be hung in a tree or on a pole in an easy to see location and you can cover them with wild birds food. Covered Trays are good for keeping sleet and snow off the wild birds food. .
Don't forget to leave drinking water for the wild birds. It's important to supply water for them if you wish them to stay around your backyard as long as possible. Wild birds need water. Migrating birds can only visit your yard for a day or so on the way south. You will not want them to leave your backyard too quickly because they need to search for water. Water dripping from a garden hose into a bird bath is a way to attract the wild birds.
Moving water keeps the water free of algae and the dripping sound attracts the wild birds. When water is freezing,you can use a simple electric bird bath heater.
Happy bird watching. I recommend the high quality Wild Birds Food with high energy value sold on Amazon.com.
Maureen
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