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West Virginia Wildlife
BIRD FEEDERS
Patrick McMurtry
January 12, 2005
Reporter: Patrick McMurtry
Videographer: Brad Rice

Don't let this warm weather fool you, cold weather is right around the corner. That means it's vitally important to get those bird feeders full. Do that, and the birds will reward you.



W.Va. Wildlife from Eyewitness News



Randy Urian
Wild Birds Unlimited
"I think there is a special interest or love of birds simply because they fly."

Randy Urian helps feed that interest by helping you feed wild birds right in your own back yard.

Feel like having a finch to fly by? There's a bird feeder just for you.

Want a woodpecker chipping away? Randy can help you find the perfect feeder.

Randy Urian
Wild Birds Unlimited
"This is a special designed woodpecker feeder which The way this is designed is it has a smaller opening and that's to discourage other birds from getting in there since woodpeckers have a long bill and a long tongu they will cling to the side of this."

Wild bird watching is one of the most popular hobbies in West Virginia. We're lucky because there are so many beautiful, and beautiful sounding, birds in our area.

If you're just starting out, you might want to consider putting a feeder in your back yard that will get you a variety of feathered friends paying you a visit.

W.Va. Wildlife from Eyewitness News



Randy Urian
Wild Birds Unlimited
"The wooden hopper feeeder is a good choice for people who this may be their first feeder simply because it has the ability because of the large perching area that most of these have to attract a wide variety of birds."

Once you've started feeding the birds, you'll naturally want to spend more time watching them and there are all types of things you can use to help you pick out the birds you are watching. You can use something like this for up close or you can go to the Cadillac of all spotters - this bad boy can help you spot an eagle nesting.

With or without spotters, it's fun to spot birds paying you a visit. It's also something that will stay with you a lifetime.

Randy Urian
Wild Birds Unlimited
"It's a lot of fun, especially for kids during the nesting season when they can watch the actual process of nest building and incubation and the baby birds leaving the nest."


LINKS TO LEARN MORE

Free plans for Building Bird Feeders

Cornell University Types of Bird Feeders

Eek! Winter Bird Feeding

Birding In West Virginia W.Va. DNR

West Virginia Wildlife Diversity Program Publications

Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Feeder Camera at Wild Birds Unlimited

Project FeederWatch About Birds & Bird Feeding at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Build bird feeders and learn the basics of bird feeding at the National Bird-Feeding Society

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GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA'S WILDLIFE
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