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Welcome

Have You Seen Any Birds Lately?
Migrating It feels good to see birds returning to

our neighborhoods after a cold winter.
We know they are here because the
Birds! weather is getting warmer. Some of the

birds we are welcoming back have flown

thousands of miles to get here.

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( A pa r e n t - c h i l d p r o j e c t )
(A parent-child project)
Supplies
Supplies
Bird Feeder Directions
Bird Feeder Directions
A toilet paper or paper
towel tube
1 1. . that is three times longer than
Birdseed Cut a length of string, yarn, or ribbon
your paper tube.
Peanut butter (or any
Run one end of the string through the
nut butter, or vegetable
2 2. .
tube, and then tie the ends together.
shortening*)
Yarn, ribbon, or string
3 3. . Spread the peanut butter (or nut butter
*Use nut-free vegetable shortening
or shortening) all over the outside of
for children with nut allergies.

the tube.
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