For those birds who don’t fly south, they’ll have a special treat courtesy of Chestnuthill Township Park. Steve Baade, project coordinator who is in charge of park programming, led a bird feeder making event Saturday.

“We try to get families involved in winter activities and it’s a great opportunity to come and make a bird feeder as lots of birds are looking for winter food,” Baade said.

Twenty-seven people signed up for the first morning session and 15 for session two.

Baade presented a slideshow identifying birds and their sounds. He explained that you can tell what a bird eats by identifying their beak. Birds shift their eating habits in the winter.

Some of the non-migratory birds in our area include blue jays, cardinals, black capped chickadees, wrens and sparrows.

Rachel Volvo of Henryville brought her 7-year-old Lily and 4-year-old Teddy to make feeders. Volvo said, “We’re trying to find cold weather activities. I home-school, so we look for activities we can do at home.”

Five-year-old Alex Metz was happy to answer questions about birds and when a woodpecker picture was shown, he enthusiastically proceeded to mimic a woodpecker pecking at a tree.

In addition to the slideshow about birds, coloring sheets and pamphlets were offered. Baade also spoke about the Avian virus.

Lisa Metz of Henryville said she brought the family because, “We look for stuff to do on the weekend, and the kids can get out and do something nature related.”

In addition to regular bird seed, everyone learned that Cheerios also can be used. This simple project can be done at home by collecting pine cones, peanut butter, string and bird food.