Fall checklist for our bird-loving friends!
Feeders:
- Add more feeders to attract a variety of birds to your backyard.
- Clean and repair feeders regularly to provide a clean and safe eating area for your birds.
- Rake up and dispose of any debris beneath feeders to avoid unwanted guests.
Nutrition:
- Be sure to provide high levels of healthy fats for energy to help prepare them for winter such as black oil sunflower seed.
- Offer foods high in protein such as Nyjer to assist birds with molting.
- Keep clean water available for bathing and drinking. You can also incorporate a heated bath to ensure that birds always have a source of water to drink and bathe from.
Miscellaneous:
- Create brush piles.
- Squirrel-proof your feeders.
- Create nesting habitats for migrating birds.
- Take down empty birdhouses.
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