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ChickadeeTrue Blue and Warm, Too!

As bird enthusiasts, it’s really easy to think of wild birds as our loyal friends.

Even though they are truly one of the freest creatures on the planet, able to fly anywhere at anytime with nothing to bind them to any single location, banding studies have shown that many utilize the same wintering locations year after year.

Like humans, birds are creatures of habit. It is likely that the chipping sparrow gleaning millet off of the ground below one of your feeders has spent  previous winters as your loyal backyard guest. In Tallahassee, certified banders from the Hummer/Bird Study Group have documented many a hummingbird that has returned to the same yards each winter...Rufous, Black-chinned, Ruby-throated and Buff-bellied being the most sighted. 

Birds can be not only loyal to a specific location, but also to a single feeder!  A study has shown that the only time juncos have abandoned their favorite feeder has been during periods of cold weather when the feeder was placed in a location too exposed to the wind. This principle applies to other species, too.

So help your birds stay loyal and warm by locating your feeders in a sheltered location out of the wind. The east or southeast side of a house or near a row of trees or evergreens is ideal. Once you have them in a safe and sheltered location, be sure to keep your feeders filled with the high-energy, high-fat foods that provide your birds with the crucial nutrition they need to survive our coldest months ahead.

Come visit our shop for more of our expert advice and quality products that will help your birds to stay true blue and warm this winter!

Happy New Year and Happy Birding,

Susan, Mary, Tracee, Shelby, Kathy, Andrea and Emily, too!