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Bird watching is one of America’s fastest-growing hobbies. The only other outdoor hobby more popular is gardening, and the two naturally go together. Most people who watch birds also feed them, because providing food will lure birds close enough to watch. Bird watching is an excellent way to get young children interested in nature, and the result may be a hobby they’ll enjoy the rest of their lives.
More than 100 North American bird species supplement their natural diets with birdseed, suet, fruit and nectar obtained from feeders. Some birds rely on feeders to get them through the winter. Many people provide put out bird food during the spring and fall migrations and also during summer to feed nesting birds and their young.
Stop by Lavalette Nursery at the top of 5th Street Hill and check out the bird-feeding supplies. If you have questions, call the experts at (304) 523-8491. For more information about feeding birds, visit the Audubon web site at http://web4.audubon.org/bird/at_home/bird_feeding/index.html
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Featured Product: 
Lavalette Nursery’s featured product this month is locally mixed wild bird seed. This mix includes oats, sunflower seeds and cracked corn. It provides protein, fat and fiber for area birds. In addition, Lavalette Nursery has a supply of other types of bird food, like peanuts, nyjer seed, sunflower chips, raisin crunch suet, mealworm cranberry feast and high-energy suet pellets. You’ll also find a variety of bird feeders.
To keep birds coming back to your feeders, provide them with a variety of quality seed, fresh water for drinking and bathing, and ample cover -- preferably provided by natural plants.