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Winter SuperBlend provides fat to help birds through long winter nights 

Available in loose seed and cylinders

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Give Birds Everything They Need to Survive and Thrive this Season

In winter, when days shorten and nights stretch endlessly, your backyard bird feeders transform from convenient snack spots to essential survival stations. With each dip in temperature and every blast of wind, it's a challenge for birds just to stay warm.

Birds have a few temporary tricks for making it through winter. You may notice birds looking "puffier" than normal. This natural fluffing creates space under their feathers and better insulation, trapping warm air close to their bodies. Birds also perch on one leg to minimize heat loss or shiver to generate immediate warmth.

As for those lengthy nights, small songbirds must rely entirely on their fat reserves, burning through their energy just to stay warm until dawn. In fact, a tiny songbird can burn through an astonishing 75-80% of its energy stores every night. That’s like a person shedding 20 pounds overnight and having to gain it all back the next day!

You can help your birds survive the challenges of winter with a few simple actions.

• Stock your feeders with high-fat foods, such as our Winter SuperBlend®️, Jim's Birdacious®️ Bark Butter®️ or SuperSuet®️ products.
• Offer an open source of water for birds to clean their feathers, helping their insulation efforts.
• Provide shelter from wintry elements with natural plant cover or a cozy roosting box.
• These few acts of kindness will help the birds and will bring a little joy to your winter experience. Visit us soon for more expert advice to help your birds thrive this winter.

 

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Get Excited for the 2025 BirdSpotter Photo Contest!

Contest runs from December 11th 2024, through February 3rd 2025.

 

About

Wild Birds Unlimited has sponsored Project FeederWatch and the associated BirdSpotter Photo Contest since 2016.

The Project FeederWatch 2024 - 2025 Season runs November 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025.

The 2025 BirdSpotter Photo Contest runs December 11, 2024 through February 3, 2025.

 

**This contest is open only to legal residents of the United States of America and the Canadian provinces and who are least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Person under eighteen (18) may participate with a guardian’s permission.

 

Get Involved

Enter your photos and you could win a WBU gift card! 

Click Here or scan the flyer QR code to go to the BirdSpotter page for more information about the content and to submit your photos.

You can enter any bird photo you have taken. Cornell Lab & WBU FSC staff will select ten finalist photos and post them on the BirdSpotter voting page where anyone can vote for their favorite. Online voting begins February 21 and ends March 23, 2025.

 

Key Dates

December 11, 2024: BirdSpotter Photo Contest Begins - Submissions Open

February 3, 2025: Last Day to Submit Photos

February 21, 2025: Public Online Voting Begins

March 23, 2025: Last Day to Vote Online

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