Backyard Bird Care for Winter

Backyard Bird Care for Winter:

**Disclosure: I do manage The Wildbird Shack's  social media outreach. All opinions are 100% my own.

Birds experience a scarcity of resources during winter months and need a little help from us. My friends a The Wildbird Shack in Mount Prospect, Illinois have a few suggestions on how you can help birds this winter and keep them coming to your yard:

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Book Discussion with Local Author Barbara Serbinski Sipe June 6 in Mount Prospect

**Disclosure: I do handle social media marketing for The Wildbird Shack. All opinions are 100% my own.

The Wildbird Shack is thrilled to welcome local author Barbara Serbinski Sipe for a book discussion on her recently published book "Letters From The Box In The Attic: A Story of Courage, Survival and Love" on June 6 at 6PM.

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Fall Bird Migration and Reminder to Stock Up on Bird Food for Winter

Cedar waxwings who will be migrating soon!

**Disclosure: I do help The Wildbird Shack with their social media outreach. All opinions in this post are 100% mine.

While we have still been enjoying some summer-like days, I am sure you have felt some of fall's crispness in the air on others. Just as we are beginning to turn our minds to weather changes to come, our wildlife is also preparing. In fact, my resident chipmunk has been sporting seed-filled jowls quite regularly the past few weeks. Birds are already migrating to their winter homes. During this migration period, we all have a chance to see birds that we do not normally see in the area. This is a great time of year to go on a bird walk--many of which are offered through the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

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