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Welcome to BirdTracks® Online!
An e-mail newsletter from Wild Birds Unlimited for May 2003.

In This Issue:
1. Baby birds now hatching!
2. You can attract beautiful butterflies.
3. Graduation and Father’s Day gift ideas.
4. Dinner is now being served . . .

Baby birds now hatching!
Wild Birds Unlimited sponsors The Birdhouse Network Nest Box Cam – which uses Internet technology and miniature video cameras placed inside various nesting locations to record nesting behavior and promote understanding of birds' breeding biology. Go here to “peek inside the nest” to view Eastern and Western Bluebirds, Carolina Chickadees and an American Kestrel. Other species of birds will be featured throughout the nesting season. Live Eastern Bluebird nest box cam shown here.

You can attract beautiful butterflies!
Who doesn’t smile at the sight of butterflies flitting through the yard, stopping here and there for a sip of nectar? If you’d like to attract these summer stars to your yard, you’ll need the right nectar plants and the right host plants.

Butterflies use host plants as a place to lay their eggs and as a food source for the caterpillars that hatch from those eggs. (For instance, monarch butterflies lay their eggs only on milkweed plants.)

Most mature butterflies feed on nectar from a variety of nectar producing plants. Some, such as the red admiral, painted lady, tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak, will feed from butterfly nectar feeders. Use a solution of one part sugar to 18 parts water. To help butterflies find the feeder, place rotten fruit (such as bananas and pears) on top of the feeder. For more information about attracting butterflies, see the experts and your local Wild Birds Unlimited store.

Graduation and Father’s Day gift ideas
Graduations will be in full swing soon . . . and don’t forget Father’s Day June 15! Your local Wild Birds Unlimited store carries a wide variety of garden and gift products that will be sure to make your grad – or your dad – happy on “their” day. For Dad consider Eagle Optics ($100 rebate program expires May 31!) or a complete bird feeding station to add to your backyard. For the grad choose from among the many unique nature gifts Wild Birds Unlimited has to offer!

Dinner is now being served . . . in the dinner bell feeder! Fill this versatile feeder with mealworms, Suet Snacks or Harvest Blend to see how many different birds you can attract. An outstanding feature of the dinner bell feeder is the dome you can raise and lower – allowing you exclude larger birds and attract only the birds you want! Suet snacks are tasty tidbits of suet which attract chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and woodpeckers. Harvest Blend consists of black oil sunflower, suet, peanuts, sunflower chips and raisins. Find the Dinner Bell feeder exclusively at your local Wild Birds Unlimited store.

Wild Birds Unlimited® has more than 290 locations across North America. For more than 20 years, the company has specialized in bringing people and nature together by providing expert information and offering an exclusive line of products designed specifically for the backyard birdfeeding hobby. The company is committed to educating the public about the importance of preserving natural wildlife habitats. For a Wild Birds Unlimited store near you, call (800) 326-4928 or access http://wbu.know-where.com/wbu/.

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