Local Bird News
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Birders have been spending a lot of time at local lakes searching for wintering waterfowl. Ducks, loons and grebes from up north move down south as lakes freeze over. If you want to see Scaup (above), Bufflehead, Northern Pintail, Common Goldeneye, Horned Grebe or Common Loon, head out to Lake Lanier, Lake Acworth, West Point Lake, Lake Varner or any other of Georgia's large lakes and reservoirs.
Or visit E.L. Huie, a water treatment facility in Clayton Co. that is very birder friendly. You can spot a dozen species of ducks without leaving your car! Afterwards, head just down the road to the Newman Wetlands Center, take a loop around the wetlands on the boardwalk and maybe even see their wintering Rufous Hummingbird at the feeders!
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for directions and more information.  Great Horned Owls and Bald Eagles are nesting now, and this Eagle Camin southwest Florida is getting a lot of attention! Closer to home, a pair of Bald Eagles is also nesting on the campus of Berry College in Rome, Georgia. You can visit their eagle cam HERE. The winter hummingbird season is still going strong! To date, at least 21 Rufous, 1 Calliope, 3 Black-chins, 1 Ruby-throat and 2 Broad-tailed Hummingbirds have been banded! As temperatures plummet up north, the birds there will be heading south, so there is still a chance of attracting one of these special little birds! ************* Newsletter Lotto The winning receipt number for this period is
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Hi Birdwatchers! "Where do birds sleep?" is one of the most asked questions in our stores. For the most part, birds sleep in trees, thickets, brush piles or sometimes even on the ground, depending on the species. In winter, many birds like robins, waxwings and blackbirds join flocks and sleep in large communal roosts. It's a sight to watch them coming and going in to roost, often numbering in the thousands. Many of our common cavity nesters like chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, wrens, bluebirds and even owls will often find a hole in a tree to seek shelter from the cold, especially on windy or wet nights. They will also happily use bird houses, roosting boxes or roosting pockets. Competition for suitable roosting sites can be tough.
We have a Downy Woodpecker that uses one of our bluebird boxes like clockwork. He goes in about 30 - 45 minutes before sunset and comes out about 30 minutes after sunrise. He always roosts alone, but chickadees, nuthatches and bluebirds often pile in a nest box together to conserve warmth. Now you know why all those bluebirds have been hanging around the bird house!
So, in addition to keeping your feeders full, make sure you have a few birdhouses or roosting boxes available to keep your backyard friends warm and happy this winter!
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