It's time for the winter bird seed sale held by your local Audubon Chapter, Mid-Coast Audubon.

Proceeds help the chapter with its nesting box program and help provide the many free educational programs we host throughout the year.

Choose from these tasty varieties of seed to keep your birds happy: Sunflower meaties (hulled) $23 for 25 pounds, $43 for 50 pounds; Black oil sunflower seed $15 for 20 pounds, $29 for 40 pounds; Melody Mix $14 for 20 pounds, $23 for 40 pounds, Thistle (Nyger) $10 per 5 pounds and suet, $2 each.

Orders should be placed by January 27; send a check made out to Mid-Coast Audubon to “Seedsale Sue,” 117 Texas Road, South Bristol, ME 04568. Pickup will be at Plants Unlimited, Route 1 in Rockport on Saturday, Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to noon.

For more information, contact Sue at sschubel@tidewater.net and put BIRDSEED in the subject line, or call 207-380-1370. Mid-Coast Audubon offers field trips and natural history programs throughout the year free of charge. Help support these great opportunities!

Mid-Coast Audubon members live from Edgecomb to Belfast and inland to Augusta. Throughout the year the chapter offers fascinating and informative programs for free in Camden and other areas in the Midcoast.

There are numerous field trips to see birds and learn more about their natural history from our excellent guides. Come be part of the fun and learning: visit www.midcoastaudubon.org for more information.