We have had a very dry winter this year. There has barely been any snow so far. So, at the beginning of February, some of the birds that ventured south for the winter made their way back north. Of course, that's when it started snowing.
I feel bad for these birds. It's too far for them to turn back and go south again, so they are stuck here. However, since we have a well-stocked bird feeder in our tree, we are attracting all sorts of birds. We have seen cardinals and blue jays for the first time in our yard, and we have a flock of robins hanging out as well. We even have one bird that we can't quite identify yet, but it looks like a baby turkey. Of course, we still have the house sparrows that stayed through winter.
If you have a birdfeeder in your yard, keeping it stocked in winter is even more important than keeping it stocked in summer. When it's warm out, the birds can find food just about anywhere. When the ground is covered with snow, your feeder might be the only place that they can find food.
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