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.
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