Today is Feed the Birds Day, a February 3 holiday. Help the wild birds in your backyard to survive the long, cold winter by feeding them. That’s exactly why this special day was created. Mid and late winter is especially hard on all outdoor animals. By mid-winter, food sources become scarcer and scarcer for the wild birds that over-winter in your backyard. What little available food can get buried under deep snow. The bird feeder that you place in your backyard, in view of your picture window, is entertaining to you as a bird watcher. It is also vital to the survival of birds in harsh winters.

Take today as an opportunity to begin a new and fun hobby… bird watching. Place a feeder in a location where it can be seen from indoors. Make sure to keep it full of seeds all of the time. Once birds are attracted to your feeder, you have effectively adopted them. They become dependent upon the seeds in your feeder.

Winter Bird Feeding Tip: Seeds are the best source of high-energy food for wild birds. Other foods, like bread, do not contain as much energy.

Schools and businesses often participate in this special day. They hold classes and seminars on wild bird feeding, and winter survival, and educate the public about backyard birds in general.

Get in on the fun today. Set up a bird feeder and save your wild backyard birds.

For more information, see: Feed the Birds Day