1.17. Does providing food at feeders during summer keep birds from migrating?
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This article is from the Birds FAQ, by Lanny Chambers with numerous contributions by others.
1.17. Does providing food at feeders during summer keep birds from migrating?
No. If you have a bird at your feeder during winter that "should have
migrated," it may have been injured or too ill to migrate. A few in-
dividuals, for reasons unknown (but not thought to be related to bird
feeders) also choose not to migrate during any given winter.
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