HomeGrown 11/30/08 - Birding in Kentucky & Pine Cones

Have you ever wondered about the life cycle of a pine cone, or wanted a more user-friendly book on bird

watching in Kentucky? HomeGrown provides both this week. The pine cone expertise comes from Deborah Hill, a forestry research specialist at the University of Kentucky. Bill Thompson, author of a new book, “Kentucky Bird Watching,” has tips on identifying of those birds at your winter feeder.Find out more:

• Bill Thompson’s “Kentucky Bird Watching”
• Bird Watchers Digest
• National Audubon Society
• About pine cones
• Things you can do with pine cones
• Collecting and planting seeds of cone-bearing trees

Downloadable MP3