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Snow plugging your bird feeders?

By Jim Williams

April 15, 2018 — 10:36am

Once you get the deiveway and sidewalks cleaned up, spend a few moments with your bird feeders. Our tube feeders had snow-packed ports this morning. I unplugged them, and filled them with seed. Birds are going to be loking for food for the next several days. Clear snow from beneath the feeder a d scatter some seed for sparrows and blackbirss.

Jim Williams has been watching birds and writing about their antics since before "Gilligan's Island" went into reruns. Join him for his unique insights, his everyday adventures and an open conversation about the birds in your back yard and beyond.

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