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Dear Birdwatcher,
Summer's already slipping away, and we're starting our
second year publishing this newsletter. We hope you've
been enjoying it. And we hope that noticing birds is part
of your daily life. Birdwatching is your lifetime ticket to
the theater of nature.
| AJ Escapes the Monster |
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You never know what you might find when you
go outside for a bird walk, even on a summer
day, on a trail you've walked a hundred times
before.
Only 8 A.M., and it was already hot, so I
took a shady path through the woods near my
house. I had only a few minutes before work.
I heard something thrashing on the forest floor.
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| Dear Bird Lady... |
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Dear Diane: We used to have lots of birds
at our feeder, but since we moved to a new
house we
don't get many. What do I do to get the birds to
come to my feeder? Minnie P., Minot, ND
Plant trees that offer shelter and
food.
Plant shrubs
of varying heights.
If there is a wild
area at the edge
of your yard, make stepping stones to bring
the birds to
your feeder.
Offer different kinds of
food, at different
heights.
And give them time.
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| Customize Your Binocular |
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Give your binoculars a tuneup, and they'll show you a
sharper picture. If you haven't already set the diopter
adjustment, you can improve the way your binoculars
focus.
Here's how to make sure both sides of your binocular
focus at the same distance. Set the diopter adjustment
just one time, and then your binocular will keep the two
sides in the proper relationship with each other.
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Slipping Away |
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There was a time when I thought there wasn't much
birding to do in late summer. That was before I
started trying to discern precisely when the birds
left on their southward migration.
Here is my report on how my eyes were opened, and
why the doldrum birding days of August and early September
have been forever changed for me.
Read the story... |
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