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Welcome to BirdTracks®
Online!
An email newsletter from
Wild Birds Unlimited
for June 2005.
In This
Issue:
- Bird of the
Month: Doves.
- Products to attract (or deter)
doves.
- Father's Day is Sunday June
19.
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal Travel
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Mourning
Doves in the Morning
One of life's simple pleasures,
often missed in today's world, is going to sleep with your
windows open. To be gently awakened in the early morning by an
enchanting chorus of bird songs is an experience that was
common to many of our ancestors, but one that has rapidly
disappeared in our modern society.
As an early
riser, the Mourning Dove's plaintive cooing call is almost
always a part of the dawn song heard just outside the window.
While many of the other birds' songs are cheery and bright,
the Mourning Dove's call sounds almost sad and
lamenting.
In contrast, the Mourning Dove
really doesn't have much to be sad about. It has truly
prospered from man's activities and is now one of the most
abundant and widespread birds found in North America. It is
estimated that almost 500 million of these doves inhabit the
continent each autumn, earning it a ranking as one of the 10
most abundant birds in the United States.
Something else for them to be happy about is their potential
life-span. While the average longevity for a
typical mature dove is only about 1.5 years,
the oldest known free-living Mourning Dove, as proven by bird
banding research, was over 31 years old. This is the longest
life-span ever recorded for any terrestrial bird found in
North America.
So maybe the Mourning Dove
isn't so sad after all . . . maybe it's just trying to wake
you up early to fill the
feeders! | |
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Products for
Attracting Doves
- Platform feeders like the WBU
ground trays or hopper feeders.
- Blended seed with lots of millet
(WBU Select Blend).
- Local Field Guide.
- BirdSong
Identiflyer.
Products for
Deterring Doves
- On-guard cages for seed tube
feeders, peanut feeders, and suet feeders.
- Dove/pigeon guard for Classic
hopper feeder.
- Dinner Bell with dome low enough
to prevent access to dish.
- Eliminator with weight set light
enough to close off feed ports when these larger heavier birds
land.
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Remember Dad
Sunday June 19
Amaze your dad this year with a
unique gift from Wild Birds Unlimited. A birdfeeder hanging in
the yard can bring dad years of birdwatching enjoyment.
Binoculars and scopes also make great gifts for dad. Whether
he's watching the birds or watching the game, our wide
selection of quality optics will bring the action up close.
Field guides, rain gauges, fountains, birdbaths and many other
special gifts of nature will make Dad's heart sing this
Father's Day. (Selection may vary at your local
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Pathways
To Nature® Travel Log:
Rocky Mountain High - Denver,
Colorado
Just 10 minutes from downtown
Denver, barely outside of hearing range of the
city's traffic, lies one of the gems of the
National Wildlife Refuge System-the Rocky Mountain
Arsenal. This sprawling 17,000 acre refuge invites
busy city folk to come and enjoy lakes, wetlands,
prairies, and forests, all of which are filled
with wildlife.
Now, thanks
to Wild Birds Unlimited, its customers, and a
$25,000 grant through the Pathways To Nature
Conservation Program to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Wildlife Society, thousands of children and
visitors can learn more about this unique site and
its birds and wildlife through hands-on exhibits
and activities. There is also a web-cam that can
be accessed from the website below to do some
wildlife watching while at your
computer.
The
Arsenals' history is as unique as its location and
wildlife. Originally inhabited by the Plains
Indians and farmed by settlers, the site was
transformed into a chemical weapons manufacturing
facility in 1942. Chemical production stopped in
1982 and cleanup began in 1987 and will continue
through 2011. Much of the habitat at this 27
square mile site has been left intact as a buffer
for the chemical manufacturing process-that's good
news for birds and wildlife.
The Arsenal
first came to the attention of conservationists
when a large roost of Bald Eagles was discovered
in 1986. After a groundswell of public interest,
Congress designated the site as a future National
Wildlife Refuge. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service manages the site "as if it were a refuge,"
while environmental cleanup continues.
Delayed at
the Denver airport? Grab your binoculars and start
searching for the Arsenal's Burrowing Owls,
Ferruginous Hawks, and some of the more than 225
species of birds that have been recorded
here.
For more
information about the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
National Wildlife Refuge, visit: http://cl.exct.net/?ffcd16-fe5d16727d610d7e7014-fe3e177075660d7d751473
The Pathways
To Nature Conservation Fund is a partnership
between Wild Birds Unlimited stores and the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation to fund
environmental education and wildlife viewing
projects. We encourage all of our customers to
visit these incredible places. Your patronage
helped make these projects
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This is a Pathways To Nature® Travel
Log | | | |
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