February is National Bird Feeding Month

In January 1994, a resolution was read into the Congressional Record making February "National Bird-Feeding Month".

February is designated National Bird Feeding Month because it's one of the most difficult months in the U.S. for birds to survive in the wild.

In the last couple months of winter the natural sources gradually become more and more scarce and birds may switch to utilizing wildbird feeders to survive from day to day.

Also, low temperatures force birds to burn up to 10 percent of their body weight in stored fat each night to stay warm, and this fat must be replaced every day.

During this month, individuals are encouraged to provide food, water and shelter to help wild birds survive. This assistance benefits the environment by supplementing wild bird's natural diet of weed seeds and insects

This month my posts will focus on bird feeding tips. As a backyard birding novice I continue to educate myself and post what I am learning. In the upcoming weeks I will be researching topics related to bird feeding so I can do my share in helping birds find food this month.

As a starter I found several websites that have helpful information on backyard birds this month:

1. National Bird Feeding Society - Bird Seed Preferences, Bird Feeder Preferences, Top birding Tips, Bird Identification Sheet, Prevent Disease at Bird Feeders, Backyard Bird Chat. Links to these topics are on home page.
   
2. Hatching Out an introduction to Wild Bird Feeding
   
3. The Great Backyard Bird Count February 12-15, 2010, Watch birds at your favorite spot and put your sightings on the map
   
4. Project Feeder Watch A winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. Project FeederWatch is operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada
   
5. Most Frequently Asked Questions about Birds One of the most-visited pages at All About Birds. Cornell Lab staff answers some 80,000 questions per year from the public.

As I am learning more about birding hopefully you are too.

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