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What better way to spend a brisk fall day than watching your feathered friends fly to and fro? The temperatures may be dropping, but the bird sightings this season are on the rise. Research shows that many migratory birds, including the <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dark-eyed Junco</a>, <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">White-crowned Sparrow</a> and <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-throated_Sparrow?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">White-throated Sparrow</a>, often return to the same location each fall and winter. So you can enjoy a view of your backyard birds this fall, <a href="https://franchise.wbu.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wild Birds Unlimited</a> provides its customers with the highest-quality birding products and food. Moreover, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/wildbirdsunlimited">Wild Birds Unlimited</a>’s premier line of backyard birding retail is sold by experts on all things feathered and flying—and who are eager to share insight on how to enjoy birds in their natural habitats.&nbsp; One such Wild Birds Unlimited franchisee, Indiana-based Carol Harsh, has no complaints about the crisp season because she’s able to watch her favorite birds, such as the Dark-eyed Junco and <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Nuthatch/id?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Red-breasted Nuthatch</a>, fly from tree to tree in her yard. Since early October, Harsh has had a particular repeating and hungry visitor fly to her feeder every morning.“My Dark-eyed Junco friend has been returning to my backyard for the past two weeks and he always enjoys <a href="https://www.wbu.com/products/bark-butter/bark-butter/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wild Birds Unlimited’s Bark Butter</a>, which is a spreadable suet infused with loads of protein to keep the birds nice and toasty during the autumn nights,” said Harsh. Living in the American midwest, Harsh can expect regular visits from these cold-weather callers throughout the winter, as the Dark-eyed Junco “<a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">flit[s] about [the] forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood[s] the rest of North America for winter.</a>”&nbsp; While her Dark-eyed Junco friends enjoy a protein-packed spread on the bark of her tree, Harsh can expect to find a sprinkling of Pine Siskins pecking at some fine sunflower chips on her feeder.&nbsp;“Many beginner birdwatchers will get the Pine Siskin confused with sparrows,” Harsh said of the migratory birds known for sunning their tail feathers in the winter morning light across the continental U.S., and in particular, <a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pine-siskin?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the coniferous regions of Canada and Great Lakes region</a>. These brown streaky birds with a pop of yellow edging the wing can be found <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Siskin/id?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">in a weedy field, scrubby thicket or even right in your own backyard</a>.Speaking of sparrows, Harsh encourages her fellow bird enthusiasts to keep an eye out for the <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">White-crown sparrow</a> and <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-throated_Sparrow?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">White-throated sparrow</a>. These feathered flyers are out and about across the contintental U.S. and Mexico from September to April. If you’re looking to get an up-close-and-personal glimpse of these birds, <a href="https://barrie.wbu.com/attracting-sparrows?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">spread a variety of seeds across your deck including sunflower, safflower, suet and millet</a>. Can’t get enough of these winter wonders? WIld Birds Unlimited provides everything a bird fanatic needs to entice these birds to visit your yard.&nbsp;“I try to incorporate an education piece to my store so that folks can walk in and not only buy a product, but learn about why that product will benefit a specific bird,” said Harsh. “We just brought back one of our most popular fall and winter foods called the <a href="https://www.wbu.com/products/specialty-bird-foods/winter-superblend/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Winter SuperBlend</a>, which is infused with high-fat foods and calcium. I’m always recommending this product to all my customers during this time of the year.” With the variety of bird species making an appearance this fall, birders will have much more to look at than just the color-changing leaves.To learn more about Wild Birds Unlimited’s products, fly down to <a href="http://wildbirdsunlimited.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wild-birds-unlimited-franchisee-carol-harsh-shares-who-will-be-pecking-at-your-window-this-fall-juncos-and-sparrows-2711781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://wildbirdsunlimited.com/</a>.

Wild Birds Unlimited Franchisee Carol Harsh Shares Who Will Be Pecking at Your Window This Fall: Juncos and Sparrows

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As House Wrens and Tree Swallows wave goodbye to the warm summer weather, Dark-eyed Juncos and White-crowned Sparrows are ‘flapping’ excited to make their autumn and winter debut.

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