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Welcome to BirdTracks®
Online!
An email newsletter from
Wild Birds Unlimited
for September 2004.
In This
Issue:
- Our Birdseed
story.
- Fall Migration.
- Fall
Migration Fun Facts.
- Thank
You! | |
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Our Birdseed Story
You can
increase your chances of attracting the greatest variety of
birds to your backyard by using a blend of different seeds.
Wild Birds Unlimited regionally customizes its birdseed blends
to ensure they meet the tastes of birds in your area. And
there is no "filler seed" often found in the blends sold in
other stores - birds don't eat that filler so we
don't include it in our exclusive seed blends.
Time to stock up!
Our seed story gets better this time of year because many
of our stores have an annual birdseed
sale.* Be sure to visit your local Wild Birds Unlimited
store for backyard birdfeeding supplies and nature gifts
as well as our exclusive seed blends.
*Participating stores only . . .
use our store
locator to inquire about actual seed sale dates at the store
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Fall
Migration
Live long
enough and you're likely to just "know" when autumn is in the
air. No matter where you live across North America, clues like
cooler temperatures, lower humidity, and even kids returning
to school let you know that seasonal change is
underway.
Likewise, wild birds "know" when
it's time to head for their winter homes. The wonder of fall
migration is just part of a bird's annual life cycle. The fall
journey is triggered by day length and temperature (and
in some cases changes in available food sources) as more than
300 species leave the United States and Canada to winter as
far away as South America.
And what a journey they make!
Amazingly, birds migrate without benefit of a compass or other
navigational tools. Some birds seem to migrate by orienting
themselves to stars. Others seem to have built-in magnetic
compasses.
Studies have demonstrated that 95
percent of the migratory movements occur at less than 10,000
feet, with the majority of the flights occurring under 3,000
feet. Most small birds generally favor altitudes between 500
and 1,000 feet.
What can you do to
help? Birds rely on stopover habitats for survival on
their fall trek. Keeping feeders filled with fresh seed and an
open water source in your backyard can play an important role
in ensuring migration success. Watch your feeders closely this
time of year! You may catch a glimpse of birds not common to
your backyard stopping by to refresh and refuel along the
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Migration Fun
Facts: Speeds
- Birds' flight speeds range from
20 to 100 mph
- Songbirds average 30 mph
- Ducks and geese average 40 to 50
mph
- Herons and hawks average 22 to
28 mph
- Peregrine Falcons average 60 to
100 mph
Migration Fun
Facts: Distance
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 500
to 600 miles nonstop over Gulf of Mexico
- Barn Swallow: 350 miles across
Caribbean Sea nonstop
- Blue-winged Teal: 3,800 miles in
30 days, from Alberta, Canada to Venezuela
- American Robin: 3,000 miles in
78 days
- Lesser Yellowlegs: 1,9000 miles
from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Martinique in six
days
- Gray-cheeked Thrush: 4,000 miles
from New Orleans to northwest Alaska in 30 days
- Artic Term: 20,000 miles round
trip from the Artic to Antartic, through the west coast of
the Americas, west coast of Africa and Europe
Migration Fun
Facts: Web Resources
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Thank You!
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portion of proceeds from your purchases at Wild Birds
Unlimited helps fund education, conservation and wildlife
viewing projects at wildlife refuges, parks, sanctuaries and
nature conservancies throughout North America?
Pathways To
Nature® was established in 1999 and the
24 projects funded include the creation and maintenance
of trails, boardwalks, wildlife-viewing platforms and nature
center exhibits. Wild Birds Unlimited thanks all of its
customers for years of support and for making Pathways To
Nature Conservation Fund possible. Together we are supporting
wildlife refuges across North America and helping millions of
people enjoy nature today and well into the future. For more
information visit our
Pathways
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