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Is Winter Bird Feeding Important?

Winter bird feeding can be very important to birds, especially on colder days. Some birds lose a large amount of body weight each night just burning calories trying to stay warm. The distance a bird roosts at night to your feeder may be much less than the distance to the nearest natural food source. Thus, getting food at your feeder can help a weakened bird get the nourishment it needs to recover and regain the weight it needs to get through the next cold night. On days when snow covers natural food sources, the food at your feeder is appreciated even more.

Did you know that Chickadees have been known to hide thousands of sunflower seeds in the bark of trees near where they roost on cold nights so they will have a close supply of readily available food when they wake up?

Winter Bird Feeding Tip: Whenever a storm is in the forecast, fill a spare feeder and put it in the garage ready to go. Then you can bring it out during the storm or after, and not have to deal with filling a snowy or ice covered feeder.

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INDY GIVE CAMPAIGN CONTIUNES THRU DEC 31st

Local non-profits are competing for over $180,000 in friendly competitions and matching grants in this year's Indy Give fund raising campaign. The Palmer Land Trust, the Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and the El Paso County Nature Centers are three of the eight environmental or animal organizations taking part in the campaign. In all, 49 local non-profits are included. These organizations really need your support so they can continue making Colorado Springs such a great place to live. In addition to donations, there are numerous interesting programs and fun activities planned to help raise funds. For all the details, CLICK HERE.

Voting BoxOUR 2011 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS PICKED

Voting in our 13th Annual Photo Contest was held September and our customers spoke. Ramona Boone's picture of a mother and baby deer won 1st Place with the most votes and she received a $50 Wild Bird Center gift certificate. Receiving the second highest vote total was Jane Gortz's photo of a Great-horned Owl with remnants of dinner in its talon. Second place received a $35 gift certificate. And, third place went to Debbie Hickey's picture of a White-tailed Ptarmagan which earned her a $25 gift certificate. The photos were very good this year making the voting tough. To thank our customers for taking time to vote, we chose one ballot at random and Gail W. will receivd a $25 Wild Bird Center gift certificate for helping pick our winners.

To see a slide show of the entries in our 2011 Photo Contest, CLICK HERE.

 


"FREE" FEEDER PROGRAM

Buy a new seed feeder and receive a $5 seed coupon for each $5 you spend. Maximum of 10 coupons per feeder purchase. Coupons good on purchases of any large (13 lbs or more) bag of seed - one (1) coupon per bag.



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Earn 5 Birdie Bucks® credits for every dollar spent at the Wild Bird Center. Learn more here.

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We support the Palmer Land Trust, a public, non-profit land trust composed of ordinary citizens, families, and businesses, dedicated to the permanent protection of open space; and agricultural, scenic, and natural lands in Southeastern Colorado. Find more information here.

 
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