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January News from Wild Bird Habitat Store

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Happy New Year & Good Birding to All

January, 2012
Lincoln's
Wild Bird Habitat Stores 
 Alamo Plaza Store
South Lincoln, NE 
In the Alamo Plaza
56th & Hwy #2
Mon - Fri 9am to 6pm
Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday 11am to 4pm
(402) 420-2553
 
4840 Orchard
North Lincoln, NE
In the white house at
4840 Orchard St
Mon - Fri 9am to 5:30pm
Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday Noon to 4pm
(402) 464-4055
 
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Two Lincoln City Libraries to install

Bird Feeders!

The Wild Bird Habitat Stores will be donating and installing bird feeders at Gere and Eiseley libraries in Lincoln. Watch for details of the upcoming Kid's Bird EnCOUNTER Day February 18th at these two libraries.

Habitat for Birds
Habitat for Humanity
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January

Bird of the Month

One of the most popular birds attracted to backyard bird feeders is the American Goldfinch. These small finches are commonly referred to as wild canaries with the male a vibrant yellow in the summer.

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14th Great Backyard Bird Count 
February 17 to 20, 2012

Join in on North America's largest 4 day bird count. Become a citizen scientist. Its fun, easy, and there is no charge.
GBBC Window
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All levels of birding experience are asked to join in. Great for families, schools, youth groups, anyone interested in collecting data on the birds they see and reporting them online to the biologists at the Cornell University Bird Lab. Count the birds at the feeders in your backyard, in your neighborhood, city park or wildlife area. This count is "for the birds".
   Watch for more details from
WildBird Habitat by February 1st
Dave 
Dave's  January Bird Chatter

 January is the time of the year when winter storms can rapidly develop and approach rapidly with heavy snows. To date many parts of the country have been spared by unseasonably warmer temperatures with little precipitation. 

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House the Birds / House the People
The number one cause for loss of birds is loss of habitat. Now you can help create housing for birds while creating housing fo people. Join the Wild Bird Habitat Stores in the Creature Comfort Project and house the birds and house the people. 
Be a Celebrity Bird House Builder.....click here
Join the Wild Bird Habitat Stores of Nebraska and
Sponsor the Creature Comfort Project.....click here
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a birding question but not sure where to get the answer? Now you can browse a list of most frequently asked questions answered by the experts at the Cornell Bird Lab.
Just click on the Cornell Bird Lab logo.
Cornell Lab

 An Irruption of Snowy Owls

snowy owl
by Steve Heironymus

58 Snowy Owls have been spotted in Nebraska since mid December with hundreds more spotted across the country. Its a remarkable sight for those that have spotted one, but the outcome may be dire...read why

 

Support the efforts of

Raptor Recovery Nebraska

click here to learn more

  This library is getting noisy - and that's fine with the us  

 
Nebraska Bird Library
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The Nebraska Bird Library, an online resource and field guide about Nebraska's birds, recently added sound files to some species. Now bird-watchers can not only browse through bird species profiles, they can also hear a bird's call. Want to hear the rolling "quip-ip-ip-ip" of an upland sandpiper, the soft "phew" of the western bluebird or the bubbling, flutelike song of the western meadowlark? There are sound files for 163 species, including all of the most common birds....read more from the Omaha World Herald

 

Project Beak for Kids - Bird Education Awareness for Kids
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The staff at the Wild Bird Habitat Stores of Nebraska encourages everyone to take a bird walk in a natural area, park, or neighborhood and enjoy our birds during winter. 
Dave & Linda Titterington

The Wild Bird Habitat Stores

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