The weather is cooling off and leaves are starting to fall in a cascade of wonderful colors. As you transition into the colder months of the year, now is the time to watch for fall bird migration and to help our feathered friends along wherever they are in their journeys.
In a presentation at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, on Sept. 19, Michelle Schopp, community outreach coordinator for Wild Birds Unlimited, Yorktown, described ways people can prepare their yards for birds who are migrating, as well as those who stick around for the winter.
In first steps, Schopp said people should be able to identify what happens in their yards in the fall, know what birds need in the fall and winter months and create a fall habitat for both migratory and non-migratory birds.
“September’s a really good migration month for our birds,” said Schopp. “The birds migrate primarily during the evening hours.”
One interesting phenomenon that you may observe this time of year is flock...