Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Join In, Feed The Birds

Winter brings with it an opportunity either to join the legions of people using food to attract wild birds to their back yards or to upgrade the feeding you're already doing.

The Census Bureau estimates that 65 million Americans have given bird feeding a try and that the country spends $2 billion each year on birdseed.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says bird-watching is second only to gardening as the nation's fastest-growing hobby.

Read the entire article to get tips on where to go for supplies, what kinds of foods to feed for greatest variety of birds, and more.

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