February 15, 2022
| Pileated Woodpecker by Marie Lehmann |
For the sixth season in a row, Mission FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Limitless are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the possibility to win prizes. After getting into fowl counts (knowledge) into the FeederWatch web site, contributors have the chance to share a narrative, reminiscence, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button on the Depend Abstract web page. This 12 months, we’re randomly choosing two winners per immediate. Our third Information Entry contest immediate was:
Describe the way you turned thinking about birds. Do you’ve got a “spark” fowl? Inform us the way it all started!
Congratulations to our winners, Mark Mattingly and John Leith!
Mark shared:
Whereas stationed in Washington D.C. within the Military, I constructed a fowl feeder in our firm’s upkeep store in my spare time. Little did I understand then, at age 18, that I’d be feeding the birds for the following fifty years. I as soon as had three Pileated Woodpeckers at my suet feeder at one time. They even remained lengthy sufficient for me to take their image. And issues simply stored getting higher and higher.
There are various completely different feeder sorts you’ll be able to select from when planning to feed birds. From suet cages to platform feeders, completely different birds have completely different preferences. We’ve bought nice assets that will help you discover what feeder will work finest for you! Try our Feeder Birds web page to see the completely different feeder sorts you’ll be able to select from, and to study the kind of feeder every fowl prefers, click on in your goal fowl utilizing our Widespread Feeder Birds Interactive device.
John shared how his father helped him change into thinking about birds:
I’ve been and obsessed with nature and birds since I used to be fairly younger (possibly round 5-6 years outdated). I’m now 67 years outdated. It began with my father taking me for nearly every day walks down the Redhill Creek in Hamilton each night after his postal route was completed. He would level out to me the Ring-necked Pheasants roosting within the timber because it was getting darkish, and the animal tracks we’d spot in delicate soil and snow. It completely amazed me and I used to be hooked. I’ve been a fowl watcher and nature nut ever since. Thanks, Dad! Relaxation in peace.
Birdwatching is an effective way to foster a love of nature. Making certain your yard is wildlife-friendly can profit extra than simply birds. For extra data on straightforward steps you’ll be able to take to assist, learn these Seven Easy Actions To Assist Birds.
Because of everybody who participated and shared their tales – we want we might share all of them! We are going to choose two winners every month by April 2022. Try the competition web page after you submit your depend on FeederWatch.org to view the following story immediate, and keep tuned for the announcement of our subsequent winners on Tuesday, March 15, 2022! Utilizing the app? You’ll be able to entry the Depend Abstract web page, which accommodates the hyperlink to the competition, by signing in to our web site, clicking “View or Edit Earlier Counts,” clicking “Actions” after which “View” for a depend that has already been submitted. E-mail feederwatch@cornell.edu with questions.
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