This is a reminder for all of our North American Junior Ornithologists: This is the perfect time to put up your bird feeder! Winter is a time when, for most birds, there is less food to be found. While there is almost always enough for the birds to eat, birds will come quickly to a bird feeder filled with Black Oil Sunflower Seeds in Winter because it's an easy way to eat and many birds love Sunflower Seeds. Here's a way to think of it: You are at a grocery store and there is one aisle of bread. There used to be four aisles of bread. The bread tastes alright, but the the prices just went up and now you have to pay $5.99 for just one loaf! Now imagine you turn a corner and discover five aisles of donut boxes. There are a dozen in each box and each costs $1.99! Would you buy the bread or the donuts? That's easy - most people would choose donuts, because they taste better than bread and are now (in our imaginary, strange grocery store) much cheaper. The bread is like the food that birds can get in the wild - it's alright, but tricky to get - and the donuts are like the seeds in a feeder, except that seeds are much healthier than donuts for birds. So, if you have a bird feeder, of want to put one up, now is the perfect time! -Rose
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About RoseI am Rose, a 12 year old birdwatcher and the founder of Junior Ornithologists! I REALLY love birds and have since I was five years old. I also know a lot about birds and, through this website, I hope to share my knowledge with you! About JillHi! I'm Jill, and I like birds just as much as Rose does. The first word I learned to say was bird! My favorite birds are perigrine falcons and snowy owls. I can't wait to share information about birds with everyone!
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