Early in 1917, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Biological Survey, offered a winter bird-feeding poster, making the case for what were considered "useful birds" that "more than pay for their keep." This poster showed methods of attraction, foods, and results of feeding birds in winter. Instructions on the poster were included, in the words of an announcement in the magazine Bird-Lore at the time, " to enable anyone to establish feeding stations."The Feed the Birds this Winter poster, shown in the small image to the left, was to be the first in a long line of federally sponsored poster promotions to advocate bird feeding.

The background story on the poster is further explained in Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation, described below.

You can get a wonderful reproduction of this poster (12" X 18") on quality stock and suitable for framing for $7. Send a check to:
Paul J. Baicich
P.O. Box 404
Oxon Hill, MD 20750

The price also covers postage and handling, but please add $0.35 for taxes if you live in Maryland!