Christmas wish list for fledgling birders
Posted on Monday, December 8, 2008
Birds of Eastern and Central North America, fifth edition, by Roger Tory Peterson (a field guide to aid bird identification ), at bookstores everywhere: $ 19. 95. Gift certificate to your favorite sports supply store for binoculars: $ 40 to $ 200. Subscription to Wild Bird (a magazine devoted to seeing, feeding and identifying birds in the wild ), Wild Bird, P. O. Box 37195, Boone, Iowa 50037-2195: six issues, $ 19. 97; 12 issues, $ 33. 97. One-year membership dues for Arkansas Audubon: $ 20.
Bird feeder kit. A deluxe model. Prices from Wild Bird Center:
Birders’ Choice hopper feeder, $ 139. 95.
6-foot pole for mounting feeder, $ 25. 95.
Squirrel and Raccoon Baffle, $ 49. 95.
20-pound bag safflower seed, $ 24. 95.
Suet cage with two Ozark Pepper suet cakes. Birds love it, squirrels don’t. $ 13. 85. Birdsong Identiflyer (a portable audio-disc player that allows you to learn bird songs or to call birds ): $ 39. 95. Trip to Gulf Coast to witness spring warbler migration: estimated cost, $ 1, 200. Time away from other obligations to watch birds and enjoy the outdoors. Priceless.
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