The Wild Bird Habitat Stores
Nebraska's Backyard Bird Feeding Centers
Connecting families with nature, right in their own backyards
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT
February 12 - 15, 2021
It's FUN - It's EASY - It's FREE - It's FOR THE BIRDS
More details below & in February's Newsletter
Wild Bird Habitat Store's February Newsletter
Now in stores - ONLINE at
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Windchill in Nebraska heads for -35 to -40 degrees



Sub-Zero Temps & Birds
While most animals in the wild have burrows or dens to escape the extreme cold nights, birds are perched in the open subjected to bitterly cold windchill temperatures. They only survive such brutal cold nights from the food they are able to forage for during the day. Birds follow a simple formula: maximize calories ingested while minimizing calories spent.

For example: Every day in winter, chickadees must eat the energy equivalent of about 150 sunflower seeds when the temperature is above zero, 250 when it's below zero. When daylight is short, that makes for busy chickadees. In fact songbirds may use up as much as 80 percent of their fat reserves during one winter night. This is equivalent to 10 percent of their body weight being shed and replaced every day as they consume, store and utilize their body fat. The colder the temperatures the more of a bird's fat reserves are used. This is comparable to a 200-pound person losing and then gaining back 20 pounds of fat every 24 hours.



The Wild Bird Habitat Stores want to thank everyone for helping our birds through this challenging winter period by keeping their backyard bird feeders filled. Maybe add another bird feeder or get a friend to start feeding birds. And you can help our birds even more by counting the birds you see during the Great Backyard Bird Count. Checkout the details below.
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23rd Annual
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT
February 12 to 15, 2021
Open to ALL ages & levels of birding experience
 
Become a citizen scientist and help biologists track bird populations during the winter months. Yes! This four day count, February 12 to 15, 2021 will help to collect data on bird movements and be combined with the Christmas Bird Count and Project Feeder Watch data. The information will help to track bird patterns and discover new questions and insights. 
It's FUN - It's EASY - It's FREE - It's FOR THE BIRDS

The Great Backyard Bird Count” is a terrific way for individuals, families, schools, and community groups to contribute to a better understanding of birds. In return, you will learn more about birds in the process. It’s hard to imagine a more enjoyable and rewarding way to spend a little time enjoying nature and counting birds on a winter day.
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More on the Great Backyard Bird Count
along with some useful tips from the Wild Bird Habitat Store's
The Wild Bird Habitat Stores
ARE OPEN

In-store purchases limited to
bird feeders, birding supplies, hardware,
miscellaneous items, pet products


WE ASK YOU FOLLOW OUR
IN-STORE SHOPPING PROTOCOLS

Please pre-order wild bird feed for curbside pickup
South Store, Alamo Plaza, 56th & Hwy 2 (map)
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM / Sunday 11 AM - 4 PM

North Store, 4900 Dudley Street (map)
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM / Sunday Noon - 4 PM
Open 7 Days a Week
WILD BIRD HABITAT STORE & ARNIE'S PET FOOD STORE ARE OFFERING
"CURBSIDE PICKUP"
ON ALL PURCHASES IF YOU PREFER LIMITED CONTACT.
LET US KNOW AND WE CAN BRING YOUR ORDER OUT TO YOUR VEHICLE

Great time to buy a new bird feeder. Maybe add a new type of bird feeder before winter. What bird feeder might you want to add?
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