How long have people been attracting birds to their backyards with birdseed?
The earliest native Americans were known to throw corn on the ground that attracted birds to their camp sites. But the commercial packaging of birdseed for wild birds began about 40 or 50 years ago. The hobby of backyard bird feeding became enormously popular in the mid-1980s, about the time people began to be aware of all the benefits. Some of those include making a positive contribution to good bird habitat, and being able to lower personal stress levels by taking the time to watch the birds that are all around. —-More about bird seed…
