[bcbirdclub] BIRD FEED AND LNKS
- From: Joe F Smith <joefsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:13:14 -0500
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Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:51 PM
By Newsweek
By Konnie Lemay
The cost of birdseed has taken off. By some estimates, you'll pay 50
percent more this year to keep the cardinals fed through the winter.
Reasons for the soaring prices include the high cost of gas and the
diversion of such staples as corn for new fuel technologies. Laura
Erickson, author of "101 Ways to Help Birds," explains how to keep your
spending grounded.
. Don't buy cheap mixed seeds. Mixed bags are less expensive per pound
(about $13 for 20 pounds) but add weight with fillers, such as wheat and
oats, that birds don't like. To economize, buy black oil sunflower
seeds. They're nutritious and just about every seed-eating bird likes
them (about $8 per 10-pound bag at Target).
. If you scatter small feed on the ground, use white millet, found at
animal-feed stores or online at amazon.com ($49.97 for a 50-pound bag).
Find fantastic feed and bird information at Cornell University's
ornithology lab Web site, birds.cornell.edu/AllAbout Birds, or at
lauraerickson.com.
. To avoid spoilage, use a simple tray feeder. Find one at Wild Birds
Unlimited (from $15.99; wbu.com). That should stop your savings from
going to seed.
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