The kids made bird feeders for science. DS#2 and DD made similar ones for an experiment they are conducting. They are to find out which kind of seed the birds prefer- sun flower seeds or tiny seeds (we sorted the sunflower seeds out of the big bag of wild bird seed), so their bird feeders needed to be the same and hung in the same spot. We'll observe them at the same time each morning and keep track of how many birds hit each feeder while we watch.
DS#2 made his own kind of feeder, using a milk carton and even hung it himself in his butterfly garden. He saw a Blue jay while he was doing that, so that's already cool!
DS#2 and I also made a "smart suet" from the recipe in Zoology I. We hung this just below an old birdhouse we have (that DS#1 and Dad built a couple of years ago), where we have frequently seen a Woodpecker. I hope the Woodpeckers like it- I know our dog sure did! Here she is giving it her lick of approval.
We're hoping, by putting all these feeders out, we'll see more birds in the future.
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Heather says, "Way to go, you are a crafty family!"
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