Upcoming Events
|  | If you missed the hummingbird banding event at our Buford store over the weekend, be sure you join us this Saturday, August 27th at Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw!
Weather permitting, our banders will be at the gardens from
8am until 10am
banding hummingbirds at this beautiful local gem! There is an entrance fee so please come out and support your local botanical garden!
Looking for something different to do this weekend? How about a Birding Canoe Trip
with the
Chattahoochee Nature Center???
On Saturday, August 27th from 7:30 until 11:30am, join CNC naturalist Alicia Evans and Master Birder Zelia Lebeau for an extended canoe trip down the Chattahoochee River. This trip will focus specifically on birds in the area and exploring the hidden backwaters along the river - a treat for birders of any skill level! The cost is
$40 for non-members and $30 for members, and includes admission to the nature center.
For more information,
Click Here. CNC is also hosting a Family Bird Walk on Saturday, September 3rd from 8:30am to 10am. This is the perfect class for beginning birders of any age! Bring binoculars if you have them. The walk is included with admission to the nature center. ************* Newsletter Lotto The winning receipt number for this period is 47004 dated 8/20/2011 ************** If this number and date match your receipt, you are a winner! Bring the receipt in to any Bird Watcher store location to claim your $100 Gift Card!!! Receipts dated today through September 5th are eligible for the next drawing on September 6th. Good luck! |
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Hi Birdwatchers!
 | Young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
photo by Jane Walker
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We had a really great banding event this past Saturday, and a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who attended! Banders Karen Theodorou and Julia Elliott caught and banded 19 Ruby- throats. Owlbert was also a big hit with the crowd! Be sure to check out our Bird Watcher Facebook page and all of the photos, and feel free to post your own! The staff both inside and outside the store were busy answering questions all day, but one subject seemed to dominate - bugs!!! It has been a dry summer and we always feel that makes it worse, but so many of you asked what to do about the bees and wasps at your hummingbird feeders. One solution is to use bee-proof feeders. These are the saucer shaped variety, essentially a bowl with a lid, and this keeps the nectar out of reach of the bees! Ants are always an issue, but there is a simple solution for that as well. Hang an ant trap filled with water right over your hummingbird feeder! Not only will this keep the ants away, but it will also be a place for many of your other songbirds to drink and even bathe! Don't forget, our sale runs through this weekend so it's a perfect time to get a different style of feeder to help with your problem or to pick up an ant trap or two, all at 20% off! |
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Don't Take Down Those Feeders!!!
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Labor Day weekend is fast approaching, and with it will come the question, "When should I take my hummingbird feeder down?" We say - DON'T!!! Despite what you may have heard or even read, leaving feeders up will not keep hummingbirds from migrating. The truth is that these feisty little birds will migrate when the time is right, regardless of food availability. Many flowering plants will continue to bloom until the first hard frost, so there is already still food around for hummingbirds long after the majority have left for their wintering grounds. Leaving a feeder up year round is also a great way to attract a wintering hummingbird! For more information about wintering hummingbirds in Georgia, Click Here! |
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