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February 2001 Webnotes
New Videos Available
The 13 episodes of the Stokes Birds At Home TV series, Season One, are now available as a set of 3 VHS videotapes. To order, click here!
Stokes Birds At Home, Season Two, Starting 2001
Season Two of Stokes Birds At Home is starting January-Spring 2001. We will let newsletter subscribers know right away when the show is playing in their area. Click here to sign up for our free monthly email newsletter if you don't receive it already. To see a press release about Season Two, click here.
February Bird Feeding Tips
It’s never too late to put up a birdhouse. Some birds—such as chickadees, titmice, White-breasted Nuthatches, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, and bluebirds—roost in birdhouses at night during winter months. This protects them and helps them stay warm when temperatures drop.
You can plug up the ventilation holes on your birdhouses in winter to make them warmer for nightime users. Unplug the ventilation holes in spring and the boxes may be used by the birds for breeding as well.
February is National Bird Feeding Month. Keep feeders filled and make sure there is plenty of seed available for the birds, especially in the mid to late afternoon, when birds eat heavily. The fuel they store helps them survive when temperatures plummet during the night.
Birdwatching Tips
Bundle up in winter, grab your binoculars, and look for birds. You may see Red-tailed Hawks sitting by the sides of roads hunting for voles. Cedar Waxwing flocks wander widely all over the United States in winter, searching for berries. In coastal areas look for wintering sea ducks, such as scoters.
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