Talk of the Sourlands: Sourland Birds in Winter with Juanita Hummel

Sourland Birds in Winter: How to Know Them and How to Feed Them with Juanita Hummel
Feeding birds in winter is an activity that can provide a wonderful window into nature for individuals and families, and the Sourlands are home to many species and winter destinations for others.

This talk is designed to help beginning to intermediate backyard bird watchers identify the birds that may visit their yards in winter, help them to distinguish between similar-looking birds for a correct identification, and introduce some of the less common birds that may occasionally turn up in Sourland yards when the weather is particularly snowy or icy. How, what and where to feed birds safely, what to do if you see a bird that appears to be sick, and how to use native plants as food sources for birds will also be discussed.

About Juanita Hummel

Juanita Hummel has been a Sourland Mountain resident for 40 years and an avid birder for longer than that. Retired from a career as a pharmaceutical researcher, she headed outdoors to the natural world to learn more about birds, plants, butterflies and amphibians and the habitats in which they live. She is a past president of the Washington Crossing Audubon Society, a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, and a volunteer naturalist and Education Cmmittee chair at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, PA. She has participated in many citizen science projects, and enjoys eco-traveling to observe birds and plants in their native habitats around the world.

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