Bird Watching - The Outdoor Directory for Birding: November 2009

November 15, 2009

Trivia About Birders

The average birder in the United States is 50 years old, female, college-educated, well-paid and more likely to live in the urban south or Midwest.

Backyard birders number 42 million and about 20 million take bird-watching trips away from home.

About $36 Billion dollars is contributed to the US economy from bird-watching.

For more information about bird-watching and birders in the United States see the 2005 survey at http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/birding_natsurvey06.pdf

Happy Birding
Bill@birdingguide.com

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November 08, 2009

Winter's A'Coming

Winter's a coming and it is time to clean all your backyard bird feeders for your winter birds. Bird feeders can accumulate bits of old feed that is a breeding ground for harmful molds that make birds sick. The damp cold weather of fall and winter make it especially important to have clean feeders for our feathered friends who keep us company at our backyard feeders. I have just finished taking apart all my hanging tubular feeders, washing and re-assembling them. A stiff blast of water from the garden hose is good for flat feeding trays followed by brushing with a stiff brush and soap. If you do not have a simple bird bath warmer now is the time to buy one. In the winter birds need access to unfrozen water even more than bird food. We stocked up today on black oil sunflower seeds, cleaned the feeders last week and now feel ready to enjoy all our bird visitors this winter.
Happy Birding

Bill@birdingguide.com

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Bird Watching - The Outdoor Directory for Birding

November 15, 2009

Trivia About Birders

November 08, 2009

Winter's A'Coming

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