Happy Spring Bird Watchers!

We have really been enjoying the wonderful warm weather this week and have spent a lot of time outside, doing a little pruning and planting. The flowers are budding out everywhere and the yard is alive with birdsong - our Cardinals, Wrens and Towhees seem to be trying to out sing each other! We have Chickadees and Nuthatches already on nests, while our Bluebirds and Tufted Titmice can’t seem to decide which birdhouse they will use. We’ve spotted a few Tiger Swallowtail butterflies, and we’ve seen a few bats flying about in the early evening. It’s really such an exciting time of year! Spring migration is really starting to pick up. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Gray Catbirds, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds will be at your feeders any day now, so stock up on their favorites - sunflower, white millet, no-melt suet and nectar!

One of our favorite things about spring is Earth Day. Being in our business, we really do appreciate all things in nature: insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, flowers, trees and shrubs. They all are part of our great ecosystem and are all very important. We encourage you to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) by doing something Earth-friendly!

Plant a native tree or shrub that wildlife will use for food and shelter.

Take your family on a bird walk hosted by a local group such as the Atlanta Audubon Society (http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/indexsupport/fieldtrips.htm).

You’ll be amazed at how many bird species you can see in one morning.

Put up a birdfeeder or birdhouse made from recycled plastic instead of wood; or volunteer to pick up trash at a neighborhood park or lake. Every little bit helps!

Stop by Bird Watcher Supply Co. soon and check out some of our new spring products:

Texas Butterflies - brighten your house or fence with beautiful acrylic decorative butterflies - available in two sizes and they don’t fade.

Wacky Wakers Bluebird Alarm Clock - awaken each morning to the sweet warble of an Eastern Bluebird.

Floating LED Lights - cute multi-colored flowers float in a fountain or birdbath - look magical at night!

Flameless LED Tea lights - safe to use around kids and pets.

Silly Saver Banks - kids will love these fun banks so much, they just might save some of their allowance - available in frog, dog, fish and horse styles

Happy Earth Day

and

Good Bird Watching!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 at 4:21 pm and is filed under Newsletter Archives. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.