The birds seem hungrier this year than usual. We feed wild birds during the winter and spring using: two smaller suet cakes holders (6? x 6? x 1?), one large suet cake holder (12 x 12 x 2) and one large seed dispenser. The suet is going like hotcakes this year. The birds have been going through 3 ? 4 smaller suet cakes and 1/2 large suet cake per week. This is more than they ever ate before; we added the larger suet cake holder just four weeks ago because they are going through so much.
Maybe that means I?ll have a banner year for the NH Audubon Society Winter Bird Survey coming up Feb. 8-9. Actually that probably means that the birds will have stuffed themselves so full that they will disappear as usual. It seems that we usually turn in what seems to be measly numbers for where we live. The surprising thing this year is that I haven?t seen any crows or blue jays in our yard.
I just found out there is a National Great Backyard Bird Count, as a joint venture of the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology, held on Feb. 14-17 (Valentines Day thru President?s Day). Wild Birds Unlimited has the best explanation of the National count that I have seen so far. I?ll have to remember to participate.
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