Day with the birds at Ford Nature Center
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Some of the children worked on making bird feeders during the It's For the Birds event at Ford Nature Center on Jan. 16. These feeders were painted to look like snowmen.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Several families attended the event and helped each other make bird feeders. Guests could use the paint to decorate the bottles however they liked.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Other people used small logs for their bird feeders. They would cover them in peanut butter then roll them in the bird seed.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Ford Nature Center gathered different ingredients for their It’s For the Birds event on Jan. 16. Marilyn Williams, a naturalist at Ford Nature Center, led the class in making different kinds of bird feeders.
The participants could make bird feeders using a pop bottle, a small log or a pinecone. Bird seed, peanut butter and paint was all supplied for guests to use to decorate their feeders.
Many of the people who used the pop bottle painted the bottle to look like a snowman. A tin pan attached to the bottle underneath the bottle allowed bird seed to be placed in the pan. Each of the feeders had a ribbon at the top so the people attending could hang them up on a tree, bush or anything else they wished.
Children and adults both attended the event, making it into an opportunity for families to spend quality time with one another.
Once everyone finished their bird feeders, they were able to take them home and put them outside for the birds to eat from.
While some people worked on make bird feeders inside, there were others who enjoyed the scene outside. Some of the guests at Ford Nature Center stood outside with bird seed in their hands and waited for birds to come to them. The bird that people were on the lookout for was the Black-capped Chickadee.
Whether it was spent inside or out, the birds were the center of attention for the morning at Ford Nature Center.